<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala's Covid 19 infection curve starts to bends as each passing day reports few positive cases and large number of people of people recovering from infection, creating a kerala model of containment.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">From the State that reported Country's first Covid 19 infection in january  and being the  hotspot of the disease, Kerala has come a long way in its battle against the deadly virus  causing havoc around the world. Presently  in Kerala, 178people are under treatment for Covid 19. 197 persons recovered from the disease so far including  elderly persons aged 93 and 88 years. State  had  witnessed two  casualties  since its three month long fight.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Kerala's containment journey  includes  aggressive testing, effective scrutiny and surveillance, quick identification of suspected and infected cases, efficient isolation and quarantine measures and unfailing and daily follow-up.It also involved extensive  use of technology, joint efforts government, health workers,  police officials, local bodies, Self help groups, volunteers,  and public at large, ensuring no one is left.  Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the long  journey is still ahead and the <b>preventive steps</b> will be continued further in full swing. <br />''<br />''Meanwhile Keralites across the globe celebrated Vishu on Tuesday , major cultural festival of State,  in their homes following lockdown guidelines. Major temples across the State  including Guruvayur and Sabarimala were closed for devotees, rites  were performed by priests alone. </span><br />