<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, the  24-hour weekend lockdown reimposed today to slow down the surge of  Covid-19 transmission will continue till midnight tonight. Restrictions have been eased and only essential services and travels for examinations and urgent needs will be permitted.<br />''<br />''This is the third Sunday lockdown being clamped in a row to contain the spike in Covid transmission in the State.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Kerala yesterday reported 33 thousand 538 positive cases and 46 thousand 813 recoveries. Test Positivity Rate is put at 32.6%. The State's active cases have dipped to three lakh 52 thousand 399.</span><br />