Why Kerala Is Soft Target Of Pandemic Like Corona: You will remember that in the year 2020, the first case of Corona virus epidemic in India came in Kerala. Now the first patient of the new variant of Covid-19, JN.1, has been found in this southern state, 111 cases of corona have been registered here, they are being investigated to find out which variant they are suffering from. Although the death of one has scared everyone, have you ever wondered why most of the global epidemics in India start in Kerala?
Why only in Kerala?
According to the World Health Organization, the initial cases of Coronavirus on 27 January 2020, Zika Virus on 8 July 2021, Nipah Virus on September 2023 were registered in Kerala only, let us know that these How the state becomes a soft target of different epidemics.
More foreign travel
A large number of residents of Kerala have either settled in foreign countries or go out for job, business and travelling, in such a situation the number of people returning to their country also does not decrease. This is the reason why there is a danger of the virus entering from Kerala.
4 International Airport
In terms of area, Kerala is smaller than many states of India, but there are a total of 4 international airports including Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode and Trivandrum which become the reason for the entry of the virus.
More testing
Whenever the outbreak of viruses like Corona, Zika or Nipah increases globally, Kerala comes on high alert and random testing is increased here, often the first patient of the epidemic is found in this state.
Proper management is necessary
Although at present mild symptoms have been found in most of the patients of the new variant JN.1 of Covid-19, the health department needs to keep a constant watch. If the pandemic is managed properly then its potential danger can be reduced.
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