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May 30, 2020, 7 tweets

#Read | Our note documents Kerala’s response to the #COVIDpandemic: bit.ly/IDFCIKeralastr…

This #thread highlights how they took swift legal and regulatory decisions to support public health measures (1/6)

Kerala declared #COVID19 as a ​state calamity ​as early as 1 Feb : bit.ly/2zvMlN7 (2/6)

The Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 released on 21 March. This allowed the state to “restrict the duration of services in essential or emergency services such as banks, media, health care, food supply, electricity, water, fuel, etc.” bit.ly/3dcT6BP (3/6)

Measures included restrictions on gatherings; sealing state borders; restricting public & private transport & the working of govt & pvt offices, educational institutions, shops, factories, etc. and prescribing social distancing norms: bit.ly/3gxBUch (4/6)

The state made face masks mandatory​ in public places and workspaces from Apr 30:
bit.ly/36M9lDB (5/6)

For more in-depth insights, read our full document on Kerala’s response strategies: bit.ly/IDFCIKeralastr… (6/6)

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