Thiruvananthapuram, June 3
With the number of Covid-19 positive cases increasing in Kerala, the Health Department has decided to come out with fresh protocols.
With around 1,435 patients turning positive for the virus, Kerala has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
The directions have been given that all patients arriving with a fever at hospitals have to undergo Covid-19 tests.
Since fresh Covid cases started registering till now, eight Covid-positive patients have passed away.
Those patients coming with a fever will have to do an antigen test first, and if it is positive, they will have to take the RT-PCR test.
An advisory has been issued that those having health issues should use masks.
By-standers of those who are admitted to hospitals have to use masks, and all Covid positive cases have to be admitted to a separate ward.