<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala is in an alarming situation as more returnees from abroad and other states are turning COVID-19 positive.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, seven more  COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Kerala today, out of which four people had returned from Maharashtra, one from Chennai and one from Kuwait. The total active cases had rose to 27 . Meanwhile, the State Government had announced detailed guidelines for people in home quarantine. The guidelines instruct strict room quarantine for 14 days with no contact, no visitors and detailed instructions regarding waste disposal and daily surveillance by police and health officials.<br />''<br />''The State Health Minister K.K.Shailaja said that all necessary arrangements are being done, foreseeing the situation and as more returnees are awaited, the health guidelines need to be strictly followed as safety remains the primary concern.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the flight carrying 177 expatriates from Dubai will be arriving soon in Kochi whereas the flight from Bahrain carrying 184 passengers is scheduled to arrive in kozhikode at 11:20 p.m. tonight.  The flight from Doha that was called off yesterday is rescheduled to arrive tomorrow in Thiruvananthapuram at 12:40 p.m.</span><br />