Kerala always seems to be one of the fascinating tourist destinations in the world. I am quite sure that nobody needs prior information about the state and its eccentric culture and traditions. There was a time when travellers from various corners of the world hesitate to visit the marvellous due to its scary geographical conditions and uncivilized culture. But now things have changed in every aspect, the residents or natives of Kerala are whole-heartily accepting the changes and welcoming the advancement in technology, science and as well as in the living of standard. The state is not highly enriched in culture and diversity but also richly populated in mind-blowing tourist destinations and breathtaking hill stations. The alluring beauty and picture-perfect landscape attract travellers across the globe. Understanding the scope of tourism the authorities of Kerala took the initiatives to enhance the tourist sites by providing the basic facilities irrespective of gender and age.
How beautiful is Kerala?
Within a decade Kerala has turned out to be the most popular and admired travel destination in the world. It not only marvels the hearts of the travellers by showcasing the outstanding scenic images with an amazing collection of fauna and flora roaming in the thickly populated forest regions. But also it provides immense opportunities to explore one’s talent and bravery by offering adventures activities such as paragliding, mountaineering, parasailing, nature walk, trekking, bamboo rafting, scuba diving and many more. In short, one could say Kerala is actually a fusion of both entertainment and adventures and it is cent per cent true in all terms.
Afraid of COVID-19
But with the impact of pandemic COVID-19 the whole is spending their every day and time with fear when and where would they life end or when they will lose their dear ones (friends, relatives and so on). Due to the Corona virus the people across the globe are afraid of leaving their house or to explore the unvisited tourist destination as they used to practise before the pandemic disease. When we take the graph most of the Middle-East countries and Western nations were badly infected with the disease. As a Keralite, it is really prideful moment to tell that our state was the only part in the world that adequate measures to prevent the wide spreading of the viral disease and was able to bring under the control. Therefore, when compared to any other developed nations Kerala, the southernmost state could invite the travellers along with their families to explore the audacious beauty of the lush green nature. It would be really unbelievable at least for some that there are many travellers from various corners of the world have already purchased the family tour packages.
How Kerala faced pandemic COVID-19?
It is really happy to know that Kerala is one of the few states that has the highest COVID recovery rate and lowest mortality in India. Kerala is the only state where a large number of COVID tests have been conducted on a weekly and daily basis in reputed private as well as government hospitals under the authorisation of the health department of Kerala. Kerala, popularly known as ‘god’s own country’ is the first state that to apply for Convalescent Plasma Therapy and received the ICMR approval. Travellers if unfortunately if you infected of the CORONA virus, do not worry as the state has two COVID hospitals in every district. For the betterment of the health of the patients, the health department of the state has appointed nearly thousands of medical practitioners in every district. Hence when you explore the state, without any fear you can enjoy your holidays with your family as in each nook and corner you could avail of services at cheap rates. Because of this exciting feature, many travel enthusiasts are purchasing tour packages to the state especially from the neighbouring state such as Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad and so on. There might be chances for travellers not to reach the hospitals and receive adequate treatments. Hence with the telemedicine service, you can buy the services and cure your illness. If you still think that state’ medical services are not up to the standard, I would like to just say one thing, there are two patients of age 88 years and 93 have been discharged from the government hospital after recovering from the pandemic COVID-19.
How Kerala government helped the common people during the pandemic COVID-19?
To help the common people, the Kerala state had issued a package of INR 2000 cr. It was for the first time in the history of Kerala the government issued free grain for a month irrespective of their financial status (i.e. APL and BPL). They also extended the period of loans, repay of bills such as electricity, school-college fees, and so on. The government tried its best to reduce the burden of the common people by implementing many new agendas and rules.
When you visit Kerala?
As the world is still going through the pandemic disease, when you visit the state for a period of fewer than 7 days, you will not be required to go for quarantine else you will be asked to produce a COVID negative certificate from ICMR or state-approved laboratory. Also, the travellers are requested to register themselves in the ‘COVID Jagratha Portal’. If you are purchasing the tour packages from Gogeo Holidays, they will provide adequate details about the same in a detailed manner.
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