Kerala cautions people, says may bring back curbs

Reminding that a second wave of Covid-19

pandemic

has hit the

world

and several countries are going back to lockdown, Kerala health minister

K K Shailaja

has warned that if people in the state are not ready to follow the protocol “we will be forced to bring back the restrictions”.


“The coming days are

crucial

and any laxity in approach will lead to a major crisis. The people have to strictly follow the protocol,” she said on Sunday.

“The central directive is to not wait for the negative result. However, the state is continuing with one

negative result

as we are not ready to take any risk,” the minister said.