Covid-19 recovered man was refused by the family; Kerala CM condemns act 

A Kerala man who recently recovered from COVID-19 was been refused by his family, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the press meet on Wednesday. Calling it deeply disturbing, the Chief Minister condemned the act.

“The man was fully recovered when he got back home, but his wife did not allow him inside. The district administration had to then arrange special accommodation for him,” the CM said.

Pinarayi Vijayan said that such things happen due to ignorance or misunderstanding about COVID-19. He also said that the ongoing counselling and awareness programs should be made stringent to combat this issue.

“We have already talked about care to be given to people who undergo mental stress issues. Already there are 947 counsellors (who provide psychosocial interventions) for people.This will be expanded. Some news coming from the state is very disturbing. One family member of a man who was tested positive for COVID-19 died by suicide,” said CM.

The Chief Minister also said that many things are being propagated about COVID-19, in the state, which is fake. He reiterated that people should only take information released by the Health Department. All other information and messages should be ignored, he said. He also said that police are directed to block the spreading of fake information.