According to official sources , necessitated by the current wave of the coronavirus, the Kerala government on Thursday announced a complete lockdown , would come into force on May 8 morning and extend up to May 16 .
The 9-day strict lockdown-like restrictions are already have taken in the southern state and the Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to band the complete shutdown in the wake of a severe spike in the positive cases.
Kerala had reported the highest-ever single day spurt in positive cases on Wednesday adding 41,953 infections.