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SPECIAL

The Low-

Mortality Dr. Arya Rahul

Tempo Senior Resident, Community Medicine,
Govt Medical College, Trivandrum

Dr.Chintha S.
Associate Professor, Community Medicine,
Spring Govt Medical College, Trivandrum

Dr. P.S. Indu
Professor and head, Community Medicine,
Hope… Govt Medical College, Trivandrum & State PEID
(Prevention of Epidemic and Infectious Diseases)
Cell Co-ordinator

Preventing or curtailing deaths
owing to the pandemic is no mean
achievement, especially while the
pandemic spreads like wildfire.
The determined health-care system
alongside the ‘effective’ leadership
which manages every challenging
situation once again evoke positive
vibes of recovery among the
populace.

Kerala was the first state in India to epidemic, Kerala could do very well from all these states and opening
identify a positive case of COVID in the initial 100 days. The reported up of economic activities which was
19. This was in the last week of cases touched the baseline by the inevitable, there was an increase in
January 2020. Despite having a beginning of May. Later, subsequent the number of cases since May.
surge of returnees from affected to massive outbreaks in several states
countries in the early part of the of India and inflow of returnees In spite of aggressive preventive

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