Mahesh Gupthan

Thiruvananthapuram

‘Kerala to face frequent weather hazards’ | Interview with climate scientist Maarten van Aalst

Van Aalst, who is the director of International Red Cross/ Red Crescent Climate Centre based in The Hague said Kerala can stop weather hazards from becoming disasters with better planning and preparedness.

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Only 1,000 of 40 lakh school-going students affected by Covid-19 in Kerala

Preventive measures implemented included forming bio-bubbles with several batches of students, introducing shift system to prevent crowding and adhering to all COVID-19 protocols.
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Kerala's COVID-19 toll swells as 5,479 more deaths are included

The Kerala govt decided to revise the COVID deaths list after it came to light that deaths reported at the district level were not marked correctly at the state level.
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Resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe a warning to Kerala, say experts

The World Health Organisation has warned that 53 European and Central Asian countries were under the real threat of a resurgence of a pandemic.
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In Kerala, COVID-19 found less likely among people given one dose of vaccine than two

If the reduction of resistance power is the causative factor, Kerala should now put pressure on the Central Government to supply booster vaccine doses, experts say.
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Kerala's free laptop scheme for poor students comes a cropper, tendering process cancelled

In the survey conducted by the State Education Department, it was found that 4.75 lakh students did not have laptops for digital learning.
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COVID-19 seroprevalence rate among children: Kasaragod tops, Wayanad down

Since those aged below 18 have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, the presence of antibodies indicated that they had contracted SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-causing virus, at some point of time.