Can the communist-run state be a model for India’s response?

India's Communist-run region of Kerala has received praise from the Washington Post and New York Times for its coronavirus response. Its secret? A government that puts the public interest before...

India's first case came from Kerala, but it has been able to contain the virus unlike other states.

The inside story of how one Indian state is flattening the curve through epic levels of contact tracing and social assistance.

Vijayan, an old-style Indian politician, is more reassuring than charismatic – and has earned fans for keeping a level head and human touch amid the pandemic.

Early planning, stringent measures including tracking, testing and quarantine helped

How an Indian state is handling the coronavirus crisis on par with Singapore and Taiwan

By Steve Sweeney - April 24, 2020 The Communist-led state of Kerala in southern India has been hailed as a model for beating the coronavirus, winning praise for "flattening the curve" despit

Creating relevant content, available through multiple platforms, is helping Kerala combat the coronavirus.

A strong health service and clear communication is key to communist-run Kerala’s success, says Oommen C Kurian of New Delhi’s Observer Research Foundation

Analysts say India's communist state of Kerala has managed to flatten the curve with aggressive testing, contact tracing as well as long periods of quarantine

Linke Regionalregierung im südindischen Kerala wird international für Umgang mit Epidemie gelobt

L’État dirigé par une coalition de communistes et de partis de gauche était le premier touché par le Coronavirus en Inde. Grâce à un plan de traçage des cas, de tests massifs, de fourniture de colis...

South Asia News -BANGALORE - When Robin Thomas, 34, and his wife discovered that they were Covid-19 positive, their first anxiety was about being separated from their four-year-old daughter, Rianna,

Komünist bir partinin iktidarda olduğu Hindistan’ın Kerala eyaletinde alınan sıkı ve önleyici tedbirlerin, koronavirüs eğrisinin düzleştirilmesindeki

Савезна индијска држава Керала је прва регија у Индији у којој се појавио коронавирус – први случајеви дијагностицирани су крајем јануара. Керала је посебно рањива

Kerala sikerére felkapta a fejét a világ, pedig a módszerük nem is tűnik bonyolultnak: szigorú ellenőrzés, jól finanszírozott egészségügy, erős önkormányzatok és sok segítség a rászorulóknak.

The Communist-led state of Kerala in southern India has been hailed as a model for beating the coronavirus, winning praise for “flattening the curve” despite a lack of support from the country’s...

On January 30, a student returned from the Wuhan Institute of Medical Sciences tested positive, setting in motion a treatment program that's come to be viewed as an exemplar for confronting coronav...

The communist-controlled state of Kerala in India has outshined the wealthiest nations in fighting the pandemic.

In a pandemic, a rational person would much rather live in a society governed by the norms of socialism than of capitalism, a society where people rally together to overcome a virus; than to live in...

The southern state in India is one of the few regions in the world which proactively responded to the COVID-19 threat.

Their secret is quick and efficient public-health systems

In January this year, Kerala became the first Indian state to report a coronavirus case. Now, four months later, it claims it has flattened the curve.

It is no accident that the southwestern Indian state of Kerala has fared better than many others in the COVID-19 crisis. The state has a long tradition of investing in its people and institutions,...

KK Shailaja has been hailed as the reason a state of 35 million people has only lost four to the virus. Here’s how the former teacher did it

Indian state’s unique social compact reflects very high levels of trust in institutions

Hur kommer det sig att en indisk delstat med 35 miljoner invånare lyckats så bra i kampen mot covid-19? Många menar att det beror på de snabba åtgärderna från Keralas hälsominister KK Shailaja – som...

India’s first coronavirus case was discovered in Kerala in January. Local authorities moved swiftly to confront the threat.

Kerala’s investments in a large public health system have paid obvious dividends.