Kozhikode: Shigella disease has also been confirmed in the hilly areas of Kozhikode. The 13-year-old was diagnosed with the disease in Koodaranji panchayath. As part of the confirmation of the disease, the panchayat and the health department issued vigilance instructions. Another person in Kannur was diagnosed with Shigella yesterday. A six-year-old boy from Chittaripparamba was diagnosed with the disease. It is learned that the health condition of the child being treated at a private hospital in Kannur is satisfactory.

The health department has launched an investigation into the source of the disease. Shigella was also confirmed to someone in the district last December.

Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition members boycotted assembly and, chanted slogans against Speaker P Sriramakrishnan, who is facing charges after the governor’s policy address began. During his policy address, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that he was fulfilling his constitutional duty.

The government faced many challenges. The governor also said that the Covid epidemic had affected the economy financially and criticized the protesting opposition. As a consumer state, Kerala will be affected by the law. Farmers’ incomes will decline. The Center is not ready to take action to get the base price for cash crops.

The strike is the largest in the country. The government has recently faced unparalleled challenges. The governor, who took government action on Covid’s defense, in the addressing speech. 

Thiruvananthapuram: Assistant private Secretary to the Speaker K Ayyappan appeared before Customs for questioning in the dollar smuggling case. He was present at the Customs and Private office in Kochi. Ayyappan reached the Ernakulam guest house at 8 pm and reached the customs office in an auto-rickshaw. Ayyappan has been summoned seeking details of the statement made by Swapna Suresh against Speaker P Sriramakrishnan. Ayyappan had evaded giving notices twice in the last few days for various reasons.

Thiruvananthapuram: The state is fully prepared for the distribution of the Covid vaccine, the health department said. The dry run was successfully completed in all fourteen districts. Arrangements have been made for the storage and distribution of the vaccine as soon as it arrives. No abnormalities were found in the second phase of rehearsal before the distribution of the Covid vaccine. The assessment is that the government-private hospitals in rural and urban areas are fully equipped with registration in the cowin app, standardized vaccination, and post-vaccination allergy monitoring.

Thiruvananthapuram: ‘Akshaya Kerala’, the tuberculosis prevention program of the state health department, has been selected as the best model public health scheme in the country.Akshaya Kerala was selected by the Central Department of Health for its excellence in the prevention of tuberculosis during the Covid crisis and for its accurate delivery of TB services to the homes of all deserving persons. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed about this.The Chief Minister said that as part of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the ‘My Tuberculosis Free Kerala’ project is being implemented by the Local Self Government Institutions under the auspices of the Local Self Government Institutions along with the Health Department to achieve the goal of TB eradication by 2025. The Akshaya Kerala project is the third phase of this project. The Covid epidemic posed a serious challenge to tuberculosis prevention activities. There was a delay in diagnosing tuberculosis as the main symptoms of both were cough and fever. The Chief Minister said that Akshaya Kerala has effectively implemented this challenge.

Thiruvananthapuram: Government theaters are gearing up to resume cinema screenings. The film will be screened on a trial basis at the Nishagandhi Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram from Sunday.The screening will be at 6.30 pm on a specially prepared screen. The 3D movie is first screened by My dear Kuttichathan. Spectacles will also be provided to watch 3D movies. Admission to Nishagandhi is limited to 200 people. The ticket price is Rs 100. Kairali Sree and other theaters will open after the trial in Nishagandhi.In the first phase, parallel films produced with government subsidy will be screened. Government theaters are reopening with Covid protocols amid continuing uncertainty over the opening of private cinema theaters.

Kannur: Mayor Ad. TO Mohanan inaugurated the district level distribution of LED bulbs through the Filament Free Kerala project initiated by the Energy Kerala Mission at the Corporation Hall. LED bulbs are provided to 225 anganwadis in the Corporation area.The mayor said the project aims to be the beginning of energy conservation and to expand the use of LED bulbs in homes and businesses. Each anganwadi will be provided with three bulbs. In the coming days, LED bulbs will be made available to anganwadis in all the panchayats in the district.Deputy Mayor K Shabeena presided over the function. Councilors N Sukanya, Suresh Babu Elayavur, Corporation Secretary D Saju, KSEB Kannur Electrical Circle Deputy Chief Engineer P Chandrababu, Asst. Executive Engineers KV Shiny and AP Vijesh were present.

Kochi: All the three accused except V for Kerala leader Nipun Cherian have been granted bail in the case of the illegal opening of the Vytilla flyover in Ernakulam. They were granted bail by the Ernakulam CJM court. Nipun Cherian is the V for Kerala Campaign Controller.The court accepted the prosecution’s contention that earlier cases against him, including the destruction of public property, were pending. The court granted bail to V for Kerala officials Sooraj, Angelos, and Raphael. The court will hear the bail pleas of Shakeer Ali, Sajan Aziz, and Antona Alvin, who were arrested yesterday in the case.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Met Office has forecast thundershowers in the state and Lakshadweep for the next five days. Lightning warnings have been issued in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the coming days. Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in the area on January 7, 8, 10, and 11. 7 to 11 cm of rain is expected these days.Yellow alertA yellow alert has been issued in various districts of the state in the coming days given the possibility of heavy rains. Heavy rainfall of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm is forecast in isolated places in 24 hours.Central Meteorological Department issues Yellow Alert in * January 7, 2021: Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod * January 8, 2021: Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad * January 10, 2021: Idukki, Pathanamthitta * January 11, 2021: Pathanamthitta, Idukki, and Malappuram districts.