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KOCHI: In the beginning of February, Kerala had the first and only three confirmed cases of Covid-19 in India – three medical students who had returned from Wuhan in China, the epicentre of the disease. In less than a month, all three patients were treated successfully and discharged, as mandated, from isolation wards after testing negative twice in succession.
Kerala has since been able to contain the spread of the virus through proactive protocols that seek to educate the general public about precautions to be taken without sounding unduly alarmist. Apart from carrying out a focused awareness campaign, the authorities have been quick to crack down on those spreading rumours about the outbreak.
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From immigration officials and police to panchayats and local-level health volunteers, a multi-tiered and seamlessly integrated system is in place. The following are some of the preventive measures initiated by the state government at the height of the coronavirus scare.
Airport screening
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