All wards of Karode grama panchayat have been declared containment zones. District Collector Navjot Khosa also declared Pottanchira, Valiyakalunku, Parandode, and Puruthipara in Aryanad; Vemkadambu, Cherunalpazhinji, Perumpazhunji, Kotta kkakam, and Mavilakadavu in Kulathur; and Arikathavar, Kurakadam Mudapuram, and Vaidyantemukku in Kizhuvilam; as containment zones. The list includes K.K. Konam, Palikkal Town, Onnamkallu, Kattuputhusseri, Palikkal, and Kottiyamukku in Pallikkal panchayat; Kandala and Kilikottukonam in Maranalloor; Undapara in Poovachal; Thokkad in Chemmaruthi; Chamavila and Manali in Balaramapuram; and Puzhanad in Ottasekharamangalam.
Extreme caution should be maintained in areas surrounding the wards declared as containment zones, a statement here said.
