ERNAKULAM: Kerala has readied 1.75 lakh isolation beds as it expects a fresh wave of coronavirus infections once state borders are reopened, said state finance minister Thomas Isaac in a telephonic interview.
From having the first and the highest number of covid-19 patients in India at one point, Kerala is turning a corner with the virus curve plateauing.
But as the nationwide lockdown is scheduled to end, either fully or partially on 14 April, Kerala expects a lot of its overseas expats and people stuck in other states to return to their homes. “Our first wave of infections started in January-February, with the return of three students from Wuhan.