“Out of 168 total Covid-19 cases in Kasargod, Kerala, 113 have already been cured; most importantly, due to proper clinical management, not even one infected person died. Agarwals praised Kerala’s strategy to appoint a special state officer in Kasaragod for seamless coordination. Agarwal said the district formed a core team of ‘Incident Commanders’ to attend to all Covid-19 related emergencies. Identification of containment cluster zones through red colour coding was done and home delivery of essentials in these containment clusters was ensured. “We got very positive and encouraging results when people returned (in Kasargod) after being cured of Covid-19.

Source: Hindustan Times April 18, 2020 12:58 UTC