Kerala: 3 more Covid-19 cases reported in Malappuram

MALAPPURAM: Three more

Malappuram natives

, including two gulf returnees, were tested positive for

coronavirus infection

on Wednesday.According to the district health administration, the

viral infection

was confirmed in a 50 year-old man from Maranchery, 64-year-old man from Tavanur and a 31-year-old police man who is native of Peruvallur.


Maranchery native and Tavanur native who returned form gulf in special repatriation flights last week, have been admitted to government medical college (GMCH) Manjeri. Peruvallur native who is working as civil police officer in Mananthavadi in Wayanad has been admitted to isolation ward in district hospital in Mananthavadi.

Maranchery native was working as tailor in Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi for last two years. On May 7, he returned in IX452 Air India flight to Nedumbassery airport. After the preliminary screening at the airport he along with 13 others were shifted to International hostel in Calicut University. From there he was sent to his house in Purangu near Marachery, where he was in home quarantine. On May 10, after experiencing difficulties including cough, he was shifted to GMCH Manjeri where the sample tested.

Tavanur native was a contract worker in Sharjah. He returned to state in IX452 Air India Express flight to Karipur on May 7. After health check-up in airport he was shifted to Covid Care Centre in Safa Hospital in Kalikavu on May 8. On May 10 he experienced health issues and he was shifted to GMCH, Manjeri. The police man from Peruvallir got the infection through contact of a truck driver returned from Chennai to Wayanad.

Currently district has six active

Covid-19 cases

. So far a total of 28 positive cases reported in the district including infection reported in eight gulf returnees. Among these 21 persons have recovered from infection including an 85-year-old man who died due to age-related illness. A 4-month-old-baby from Manjeri who tested positive died on April 24, at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.

More than 300 return in repatriation flights at Karipur

MALAPPURAM: More than 300 stranded Indians returned in two repatriation flights from gulf countries that landed at Karippur International Airport on Wednesday night. A total of 155 persons returned in the special flight from Kuwait which landed at Karippur around 9pm. There were 98 male passengers and 57 female passengers from Alappuzha (2), Eranakulam(4), Idukki(1), Kannur (^), Kasargod 6), Kollam (2), Kozhikode (77), Malappuram (37), Palakkad (13) Pathanamthitta (3), Thrissur (3) and Wayanad (1) districts, in the Air India's special flight. Meanwhile a total of 152 persons returned in the special flight from Jedhah which landed at Karippur around 12am on Thursday.

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