Abstract
Anand Marthanda Pillai1,2, Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya1,3*, Mini GK1, Jinbert A Lordson1, Grace A Chitra1, Minu Abraham1, Vinod VG Kumar1, Sandhya Bijumone1, Bindhya Vijayan1, Deepu KV1, Krishna SH1, Soji D Jose1, Rinsa Vaheed1, Revu J1, Archana K1, Salman R Khan1, Sunitha SB1, Greeshma J1, Shringa Sivanand1, Kapila VS1, Nissy VL1, Amrutha B1, Mithun TK1, Anjana VM1, Grace Wilson1, Lal Sreemathy Sadasivan1, Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar1 and A Marthanda Pillai1,2 Author Affiliations 1Global Institute of Public Health, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 3Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Received: April 22, 2021 | Published: May 03, 2021 Corresponding author: Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya, Global Institute of Public Health, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India and Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005712
Highlights
The state of Kerala was the first to report the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in India on January 30, 2020 in three medical students who returned from Wuhan, China [1]
Prevalence of face mask use was high across all districts in the Kerala State, but a considerable number of people were unprotected due to improper or non-usage of masks
Crowding in high burden districts indicate that inadequate social distancing could have contributed to increased cases, despite a high compliance to mask usage even in these districts
Summary
The state of Kerala (population 34 million) was the first to report the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in India on January 30, 2020 in three medical students who returned from Wuhan, China [1]. The wave of cases was reported subsequent to the return of nonresident Keralites from the gulf countries and Europe. This wave of infection was contained to double digits by May 2020, with no case of infection reported for nearly 5 days in the first week of May [4]. With the repatriation flights and interstate travel in June, the wave was reported This surpassed the previous wave of transmission with daily reported cases in the state surpassing 3000 and subsequent declaration of community transmission in the state.
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