Kottayam: Nine persons were kept under observation at isolation wards in the hospitals in this district for Covid-19. Four persons who were under observation for Covid-19 in Medical College and General Hospital here were exempted from observation, official sources said on Friday. No new persons were kept under observation, the sources said. A total of 942 persons are being kept home quarantined in this district. Among them, 465 have arrived from countries where Covid-19 had been reported. On Thursday, 115 individuals who had arrived from abroad were advised home quarantine. In Kottayam, 59 persons who have come into direct contact with two persons confirmed with Covid-19 are put under home quarantine.
Meanwhile, one person was arrested for spreading fake message through social media about Covid-19. He was later released on bail. Kottayam district administration has temporarily banned tourism activities in Illikkal, Kallu, Aruvikuzhy and Erumeli. The owners of resorts and hotels in Idukki district were told to allot room to the tourists arriving from Coronavirus-affected countries only after ensuring that they are not carriers of the virus, the sources said.
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