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Kerala extends lockdown till May 23
May 14, 2021
The Kerala government on Friday announced that the total lockdown being enforced in the state from May 8 to May 16 will be extended till May 23 to contain the massive spread of Covid-19.
The decision to extend the lockdown was taken in view of high test positivity rates in districts, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
The state is currently under a nine-day complete shutdown as part of its efforts to bring down the daily caseload of infected persons.