Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 28 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said strict compliance with the Covid protocol was necessary to control the outbreak of the pandemic in the State and strict action including higher penalties would be charged against those who violate Covid norms.
Addressing a press conference here this evening, the Chief Minister said "Since the first case was reported in the State, we were far ahead in controlling the spread of the disease but now that situation is beginning to change. On an average, the number of patients is doubling in every 20 days. The case per million in Kerala is 5,143 as compared to the national average of 5,852. However, the case fatality rate is much better than the national averag...