Mysore/Mysuru: The written order issued by the District Health Officer(DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath to close down 16 COVID Care Centres set up in all the three Assembly Constituencies based on a verbal order issued by Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has snowballed into a major controversy. The Congress party has latched on to the order and…
Kodagu COVID Hospital’s mobile thief caught
May 25, 2021Madikeri: One person has been arrested from Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), the designated COVID Hospital of Kodagu District in Madikeri for theft of mobile phones from the Hospital. He was caught along with proof, based on information passed on to the Police by the wife of a COVID victim. The nabbing operation was…
Twenty-one Black Fungus cases recorded in city: Deputy Commissioner
May 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has stated that 21 Black Fungus cases have been recorded in city. Speaking to media persons after visiting the Black Fungus Ward at K.R. Hospital yesterday and discussing its treatment with doctors and other officials, the DC said that there are 17 patients in K.R. Hospital, three in JSS…
Experts Committee set up to study Black Fungus: Minister
May 25, 2021Hubballi: Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar said that measures to prevent the spread of Black Fungus would be undertaken after getting a report from the newly-formed Expert Committee. Speaking to mediapersons after visiting KIMS Hospital here, he said ”The Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) disease is increasingly spreading across the…
Two Covid Mitra Centres opened in Chamundeshwari Constituency
May 25, 2021Call Helpline: 81235-58637 or 81235-58536 Mysore/Mysuru: For the benefit of citizens of Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency, Covid Mitra Centres have been opened at Vishwapragna School in Dattagalli and City Planning Centre Building at RMP Layout, Bogadi-Hinkal junction, informed Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD). He said residents of Ward Number 44, 45, 46 & 57 can make use…
Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda visits PHCs, reviews its functioning
May 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of surge in Corona positive cases and deaths in Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency, MLA G.T. Devegowda visited various Covid Care Centres and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and inspected the treatment and medicines being given to patients and also cleanliness at the centres. First, he visited Doddakaanya Covid Care Centre and inspected the…
Jagadish Shettar expresses concern over Black Fungus
May 25, 2021Hubballi: Minister for Major and Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar on Monday expressed concern over the spread of Black Fungus in the North Karnataka region. Speaking to newsmen here yesterday, the Minister said that the Black Fungus disease is spreading faster than the expectation in North Karnataka Districts of Dharwad, Belagavi, Gadag, Haveri, and Karwar and…
Lockdown violations: 338 vehicles seized yesterday
May 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, who conducted a special vehicle checking drive yesterday to prevent unnecessary movement of vehicles during lockdown hours, have seized a total of 338 vehicles which were found flouting the lockdown norms. The Police (both Traffic and Civil) have seized 304 two-wheelers, 30 cars and four autoriskshaws which were found moving…
PPE kit with cooling effect
May 25, 2021Mumbai boy’s innovation a big boon for healthcare workers Mumbai: Necessity is the mother of invention. For the student innovator Nihaal Singh Adarsh from Mumbai, his doctor mother’s necessity became the fount of inspiration for his invention. Named Cov-Tech, the compact and frugal innovation is a ventilation system for PPE kits, bringing much-needed relief for…
Son wants dad’s cash, ATM card but not his dead body
May 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: If the heart-rending incident in Bhubaneswar where two sons carried the body of their father who died due of COVID-19 for cremation on a scooter as no one offered help stirred several emotions in us, this particular incident is sure to make us wonder how the COVID virus has destroyed humanity and human relationships….
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