Thiruvananthapuram: “Be the Warrior” campaign, part of the health department’s COVID-19 mitigation programme to fight the expected third wave of the pandemic, was launched here on Saturday by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The Chief Minister said the aim of the campaign was to reduce the severity of the third wave and also to speed up the vaccination.
“Everyone must safeguard themselves from COVID-19. The campaign aims to ensure that everyone wears a proper mask, washes their hands frequently with soap, water or sanitizer, maintain physical distancing and take two doses of vaccine in order to fight the pandemic,” he said after launching the logo of the campaign.
Later, speaking to reporters, Vijayan said the current lockdowns on Sundays and the night curfew would continue in the state, but further decisions would be taken only after another evaluation meet on Tuesday.
“After the Onam festivities, the cases in Kerala did not go up as we feared. The number of…