Daily new corona cases continue to surge in the state of Kerala. The Kerala government has come up with severe COVID-19 laws as the state is beholding a rapid rise in the spread of the coronavirus. The new regulations, issued on Thursday, prevents assembly of more than five people at a time for a month, starting from October 3. The order declares that public groups and congregations pose an imminent danger of “super spread” of the disease in the state. The new order, which will be in place from October 3 to October 31, also says that District Collectors can implement prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in order to enforce physical distancing.

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The Collectors can estimate the ground situation and use the terms of Section 144 of CrPC, the state government declared. Strict limitations will be executed in containment zones and in areas where disease spread is comprehended. However, the order will not be applicable to marriages, where 50 people can be present, and funerals, which can be attended by a maximum of 20 people. On Thursday, 8,830 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the state. Health workers proceeded to be influenced in large numbers with 105 more testings positive on Thursday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated in a press meet.

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The total cases touched 1.50 lakh on September 24 with the pace of the spread further increasing, advising the state government to inform of strict action against those not following precautionary steps such as physical distancing and wearing of masks. In the last 24 hours, a total of 59,157 samples were tested, taking the cumulative samples screened so far to 29,85,534, CM told reporters. Of the fresh cases, as many as 7,013 had been infected by the disease through contact and the source of infection of 730 people was not known, he said.

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