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Kerala govt issues revised Covid-19 guidelines on dead body management
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 26 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Wednesday that close relatives of Covid patients will be permitted to see the dead body in the isolation ward, mortuary and burial place following safety protocols. She also said that permissio
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KPCC chief Ramachandran's misogynistic statement 'shameful', says KK Shail
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 1 (ANI): After KPCC chief Mullappally Ramachandran sparked a row with his 'sexist' remark, Health Minister KK Shailaja hit out the Congress leader stating that "his misogynistic statement was shameful for the entire society".
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Kerala denies underreporting COVID-19 death cases, says follows scientific
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 11 (ANI): Rejecting reports that Kerala was underreporting COVID-19 death cases and carries out a lower number of testing, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Sunday said that those are fake media reports and are baseless.
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Despite being diabetic capital, densely populated, Kerala keeping COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 11 (ANI): Despite being the diabetic capital of India and demographic vulnerability of population density, Kerala with its efficient health system was able to keep the COVID-19 mortality rate low, said Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja.
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Maggot infestation on patient: Kerala health minister says action will be
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 6 (ANI): Days after the incident came to light in which a patient was infested with maggots at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday said that action will be taken after receiving the report on the in
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Kerala reports highest single-day spike with 8,830 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 30 (ANI): Kerala reported the highest single-day spike of 8,830 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, said State Health Minister KK Shailaja.
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Kerala woman's newborn twins die after hospitals deny admission, health mi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 28 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday ordered an inquiry into the incident in which a woman's newborn twins died after several hospitals allegedly denied treatment.
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17 new COVID-19 hotspots identified in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 13 (ANI): A total of 17 new places were identified as COVID-19 hotspots in Kerala on Sunday, taking the total number of hotspots in the state to 607, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja informed.
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Ramesh Chennithala remark over woman harassment triggers row in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 9 (ANI): Kerala Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday landed in a controversy over a remark, "whether only Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists could harass women."
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Kerala: Congress, BJP protest over rape of COVID-19 patient by ambulance d
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 7 (ANI): Women wings of Congress and BJP on Monday staged protests here demanding the resignation of Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja over alleged rape of a COVID-19 positive woman by an ambulance driver in Pathanamthitta.
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1,983 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): As many as 1,983 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths were reported in Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of active cases to 18,673 in the state, KK Shailaja, Kerala Health Minister said.
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Kerala reports 1,758 new COVID-19 cases, 1,365 recoveries
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Kerala has reported 1,758 new active cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday while 1,365 patients under treatment in the State have recovered from the disease, Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Tuesday.
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