THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With relaxations only for essential services, the government has issued an order declaring complete lockdown on Sunday. Essential services, milk supply, hospitals, labs, medical stores, and related institutions, departments related to COVID-19 defense, waste management institutions, and agencies can function.

Take away services in hotels can also function. Officials with COVID-19 duty, volunteers, people with medical needs, and those with permitted necessities can travel.

In case of any urgencies, travel is allowed with passes from police or district administrators, the CM told the media.