Thiruvananthapuram : The Health Minister on Friday warned of a grim scenario as coronavirus cases continue to hit new highs each passing day. Minister KK Shailaja warned that covid-positive cases in the state could rise between 10,000 - 20,000 a day by September - an estimate arrived up on by the experts committee appointed by government to study pandemic conditions. The minister also warns of death rates spiking, should hospitals and other health systems in the state get overwhelmed by more cases than can be handled.
The Health Department has scaled up all measures to mitigate the spread and it would help if more people joined the covid preventive brigade, the minister said.
More than 8000 healthcare workers have been appointed; over 800 first-line covid centres set up across the state and hospital facilities upped since the outbreak. Covid brigade was formed to include more health workers and currently requires larger numbers of allopathy, ayurveda and homeopathic practitioners apart from dental surgeons, nurses, paramedics and those with degree in MSW, MBA, ASC and MHA.
To mark victory over the dreadful pandemic in and create a new milestone, a maximum number of individuals belonging to above streams should register themselves with https://covid19jagratha.kerala.nic.in/ portal, the minister urged
