Kerala is reporting massive cases every day. In the midst of rising COVID-19 cases, an all-party-meet in Kerala on Tuesday chose to fight the pandemic together and strictly follow the health protocol, while ruling out a lockdown to restrain the virus spread. The Left government had called an all-party-meet to address the situation with the state observing a record surge in coronavirus cases from the past few weeks. Rejecting reports that the state will go into another lockdown, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated, "The all- party-meet has agreed that lockdown is not a solution. The parties have agreed to fight the pandemic together."
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"We have decided that the strict implementation of COVID-19health protocol is a must. Gatherings should be strictly avoided and the numbers for functions like weddings, funerals, political..everything should be restricted to the prescribed limit," Vijayan told reporters after the meeting. When questioned about the recommendation put forth by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to announce "health emergency" in the state due to escalating cases, Vijayan said the situation was not as bad as to impose lockdown.
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The Chief Minister also said all political parties have agreed to avoid mass gatherings for protests and other political events. He said that cases have gone up in the state in September in a frightening manner and over 96 percent of cases are through contacts. "There are chances that the situation may get worse in the coming days. We need to prevent that. At the all-party-meet, we have sought the support of the political parties and its leaders. We have requested local political leaders to intervene more and ensure that health protocol is strictly followed at local levels," Vijayan added.