Overview

• Tests confirmed a new case in Kozhikode, taking Kozhikode Medical College’s patient load to 10, including four children from Kozhikode, Wayanad and Malappuram.
• Kerala has reported 41 cases this year, with 18 patients currently receiving hospital care.
• The Director of Health Services invoked the Kerala Public Health Act to require daily pool chlorination, on-site chlorine registers and inspections, with legal action for noncompliance.
• Officials ordered the removal of wastewater channels into water bodies and directed supply agencies to maintain residual chlorine at 0.5 mg per litre.
• The government launched a statewide cleaning and chlorination drive across wells, ponds, pools and large storage tanks, while Tamil Nadu issued a public advisory urging people to avoid unsafe water sources.