Kerala reports solitary COVID-19 case on Friday; 78,000 under observation
Thiruvananthapuram: In the second time in a week, Kerala reported a lone COVID-19 case on Friday, taking the active cases to 138 while 78,000 people are under observation.
The solitary case is from Kozhikode. On April 15, the state had reported only one case of coronavirus infection, which has claimed two lives in Kerala.
Of the 10 people discharged today, six are from the worst affected Kasaragod, two from Ernakulam and one each from Alappuzhaand Malappuram districts, a government press release said.
"So far 255 people have been cured of the infection.
With this there are only 138 active cases undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the state," the release said. At least 78,454 people are under observation while526 are in various hospitals, the release said.
The samples of 18,029 people with virus symptoms have been sent for testing. Of this 17, 279 results have returned negative. While Kasaragod has 51 people undergoing treatment in hospitals, the neighbouring Kannur district has 47 in hospitals.
The country's first three coronavirus cases had been reported from Kerala---all medical students from Wuhan, the chinese city from where the global pandemic began.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
