THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state committee office of DYFI in the capital city has been closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Six including DYFI state secretary A A Rahim has gone into quarantine.

In the meantime, 17 including doctors of medical college hospital have tested positive for the virus. Seven doctors and some bystanders contracted the disease. With this, 150 including forty doctors have gone into quarantine. The functioning of the hospital has come to a standstill following the closure of some departments.