Reached Ernakulam South around 1:10 a.m #KeralaModel

The announcement says that transport facilities are available outside the station, including taxis and autos. They're also asking everyone to maintain safe distance and keep the passes issued by the Kerala government handy. #KeralaModel

The luggage is being disinfected, before people are let to go to the officer who notes down your pass number and other details. A very friendly man. For people who have applied for a pass but hasn't been issued one, there's a separate counter. #KeralaModel

For people who are traveling outside Ernakulam like me, the government has arranged buses, departing to various districts, which is absolutely free of cost. This is how a welfare state uses public resources. #KeralaModel

Immediately after reaching the makeshift bus stand, the people in charge enquired where I was heading to, and prompty guided me to the correct bus. #KeralaModel

Claimed the last seat while the bus was still practically empty. The one behind has a much longer journey, but that's nothing for our KSRTC drivers who defy physics once they step on the pedal. #KeralaModel

And we're off. #KeralaModel

Aggressive tracing and testing is the #KeralaModel

Reached Kottayam around 4. There were taxis waiting for people who wanted to go to different parts in the district. There were ambulances waiting for people who opted for institutional quarantine. The buses were prepared to drop people closer home on the main road. #KeralaModel

They emphasised the importance of sticking to a strict home quarantine for 14 days, before letting us out of the bus. This is how the state is beating Covid-19. This is the #KeralaModel