<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala will be under complete lockdown from May 8th to 16th, on account of rising COVID cases.The State reported the highest single day surge in COVID cases so far as it confirms 42,464 new cases today.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, complete lockdown will come into effect in  Kerala  from day after tomorrow and will continue for 9 days. Only essential services will be permitted. Public transport will not be there.Timings of shops selling essential commodities regulated from 6 am to 7:30 pm. Inter district travel will not be permitted mostly. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Only parcel services will be permitted in restaurants. Detailed instructions will be released tomorrow. Meanwhile the test positivity rate continues to be high at 27.28 per cent. The active COVID cases in Kerala rose to over 3,90,000. </span><br />''