Kerala safest place in COVID times, says Health Minister Shylaja

Kerala is the safest place during the COVID-19 pandemic with only 0.36% mortality rate and medical value tourism has immense potential in the State, Health Minister K.K. Shylaja has said.

The State has a number of advantages in attracting foreign tourists and the expertise in indigenous medicine can play a vital role in health tourism, she said. She was addressing through videoconference the month-long CII’s 9th Edition of Kerala Health Tourism programme – a conference and exhibition on health care, medical value travel, medical devices – that began on Friday. – The Hindu