Test positivity rate in these is above 34%The district administration has imposed stricter COVID-19 curbs in 15 grama panchayats where the test positivity rates (TPR) are above 34%. The 15 panchayats have been declared ‘critical containment zones’, where existing lockdown measures have been further tightened, District Collector Navjot Khosa has said. The following panchayats are listed as critical containment zones: Anad, Aruvikkara, Azhoor, Edava, Kadinamkulam, Kalliyoor, Karode, Kizhuvilam, Kottukal, Manikkal, Nagaroor, Ottasekharamangalam, Venganoor, Vettoor, and Vilavoorkal. In the 15 panchayats, shops selling food items, fruits, vegetables, milk products, meat, fish, and cattle feed could function up to 7.30 p.m. Bakeries are also permitted. Ms. Khosa has urged the people in critical containment zones to purchase essential commodities from the shops nearest to their homes.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 13:03 UTC