National cases are at record lows, yet in state that excelled in handling first wave rates have stayed high since May

As Covid-19 swept through India last year, there was one state that was always seen to stand out in its handling of the pandemic.

The “Kerala model” became a byword for success in containing the virus, named after a series of measures introduced early on by the south Indian state, including rigorous and focused testing, containment, community support and contact tracing. The state boasted the lowest death toll from the virus and Kerala’s now-ousted health minister, KK Shailaja, became known as the “Covid slayer” and was named Vogue India’s woman of the year.

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