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When the history books on Covid-19 in India are written, the mystery of Kerala – why this tiny state has recorded a disproportionately high caseload – will probably merit its own chapter. For weeks now, while nationwide the virus has been receding dramatically after the devastating second wave, Indians have watched in disbelief as it has kept surging in the southern state. Only in Kerala. Nowhere else. The state’s numbers have soared from accounting for half of India’s daily new infections for many weeks to a staggering two-thirds currently. On Sunday, Kerala recorded 29,836 cases, the highest number in eight...
