Because of the “inevitable, imminent third wave,” India’s leading physicians’ group, the Indian Medical Association, or IMA, urged the Kerala government on Sunday against relaxing Coronavirus regulations ahead of Eid al-Adha or Bakrid.
The IMA stated that if the order is not rescinded, they will be obliged to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the Kerala government’s decision.
The IMA expressed its “sad” at the Kerala government’s decision, which comes amid a spike in cases in the state and despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s warning against large gatherings and numerous states canceling pilgrimage yatras.
“When many northern states like J&K, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttaranchal have stopped, with a constructive sense of public safety the traditional and popular pilgrimage Yatras, it is unfortunate that the learned state of Kerala had taken these retrograde decisions,” it said in a statement.
Because Bakrid is celebrated in Kerala on Wednesday, the Kerala government announced that lockdown restrictions will be lifted for three days beginning Sunday.
Clothing, footwear, jewelry, gift goods, home appliances, and electronics, as well as repair shops, will be permitted to open.
The matter has also prompted a heated debate online, with similarities to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand’s postponement of the Kanwar Yatra.
Apart from concessions for Bakrid, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated on Saturday that certain activities such as filming and relaxations for houses of worship will be allowed, as well as limitations, to help Kerala overcome its dire circumstances.
The Chief Minister stated that the limitations, including lockdowns, were generating significant economic and social issues, and that as a result, certain concessions were made following daily evaluations of the COVID-19 infection.
On Saturday, Kerala reported 16,148 new COVID-19 cases and 114 fatalities, with a 10.76 percent test positive rate. The state, along with the northeast, has emerged as a location of worry as cases in the rest of the nation have dropped following the devastating second wave, according to the central administration.
