Low vaccination rates and strained healthcare infrastructure were discovered by the Central Team in Kerala as the number of Covid cases increased.

In the Malappuram district, the current TPR is around 17.26%, and the team has encouraged district officials to improve active surveillance and contact tracing.

Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, said on Tuesday that the Centre's team, led by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), had returned from Kerala and submitted its report, which cites low vaccination rates and strained healthcare infrastructure as issues in the wake of the state's rising Covid cases.

Mandaviya went on to say that he had discussed the situation with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the phone. “I've also wrote CM Vijayan Pinarayi ji, requesting that he take more proactive measures and procedures to control the current situation in Kerala. I've asked for the state's help in managing the issue, and I've promised the federal government's full assistance."

Dr. Sujeet Singh, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and former Deputy Director-General of the Disaster Management Cell, and other public specialists were dispatched to Kerala, according to Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry.

Kerala is currently reporting a significant number of Covid-19 infections, despite the fact that the second wave is winding down in most states. Kerala has recorded 49.85 percent of the country's total coronavirus infections in the recent week.

Meanwhile, the Central team discovered a rising trend in the test positivity rate when they visited the Malappuram area. In the Malappuram district, the current TPR is around 17.26%, and the team has encouraged district officials to improve active surveillance and contact tracing.

According to Agarwal, the team discovered that districts are classified as A, B, C, or D based on test positivity rates. The districts have been placed under restrictions based on these categories, which have failed to produce the intended outcomes.

According to the Kerala government, areas with a TPR of less than 5% would be classified as category A, areas with a TPR of 5-10% will be classified as category B, and regions with a TPR of 10-15% will be classified as category C. Places with a TPR of more than 15% will be classified as Category D.

Meanwhile, the researchers discovered that 20% of the samples are analysed using RT-PCR assays, while the remaining 80% are tested using Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). Officials should increase their efforts to undertake RT-PCR testing, according to the Central team.

“Those who are experiencing symptoms are showing up to be tested,” says the doctor. However, India's containment plan states that if a cluster of cases has been reported, a containment zone is established, which is surrounded by a buffer zone "According to Lav Agarwal. “The containment method is vital, and it should be followed to the letter on the field,” says the author "Added he.