Thiruvananthapuram, April 01: All the participants of the Tablighi Jamaat at the Nizamuddin Markaz from Kerala have been identified and currently 60 of them are under observation in the State. This was disclosed by the Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan while addressing the media today. “We are constantly monitoring those who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat from Kerala, all of them have been quarantined and 60 are under observation. The situation is under control and there is no need for any concern”, he said.

232 stranded European tourists evacuated from Thiruvananthapuram

Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, “It is a matter of great satisfaction to the State that 232 EU nationals, who were stranded in Kerala due to the ban on international flights following the Coronavirus outbreak were evacuated from Thiruvananthapuram on March 31 by a special Air India chartered flight and they have reached their destinations safely.”

The Europeans, mostly Germans, were tourists stranded across 13 districts in Kerala. They were brought to Trivandrum through the intervention of the Kerala Tourism Department. The initiative led by the Embassy of Germany in India, the Hon’ble Consul General at Bangalore and the Honorary Consul at Thiruvananthapuram led to the successful repatriation of the tourists, after keeping them under quarantine for 14 days.

Good response to the distribution of free ration

The distribution of free provisions through ration shops started across the State today and the response was tremendous. Good arrangements were made for the distribution of ration and today 14.5 lakh ration card holders got the food grains. Over 21,472 metric tonnes of rice was distributed today. The distribution of free ration announced by the State Government would continue till April 20, 2020.

Indian Embassy in Jordan to help stranded film makers

The Chief Minister today announced that Indian Embassy in Jordan has assured that they will help the team of stranded filmmakers in Jordan. A Malayalam film crew of 58 people including director Blessy and actor Prithviraj are stuck in Jordan due to restrictions while they were shooting for a film project. The State Government had requested the intervention of the Union External Affairs Minister. The crew has sought assistance from Indian authorities for their safe return