<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the operations of the first phase of International Institute of Advanced Virology at the life sciences park at Thonakkal, Thiruvananthapuram through video conference.<br />''<br />''He lauded the efforts of the robust public health system within the state for containing pandemics like Nipah and covid to a great extent.</span><br />