PALAKKAD: Kerala is gearing up to intensify COVID testing at its borders in the wake of the COVID outbreak. People reaching the Walayar border from other states will be subjected to the COVID test from tomorrow. They will be allowed to enter Kerala only if they have registered on the e-Jagratha portal. Those who haven't registered on the portal will be allowed to enter the state only after completing the registration.

The decision to start COVID testing at the Walayar border from tomorrow comes after the health department announced that COVID negative certificate was mandatory for those coming to Kerala from outside the country and from other states.