Mysuru reports 1730 new COVID-19 positive cases, 1809 discharges and 14 deaths today.
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Alleged bed-blocking: Three-member team raids Private Hospitals
May 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A three-member team from different departments has become a nightmare for a few Private Hospitals in city that had allegedly indulged in ‘bed-blocking.’ After the surprise raid by the team members on some Hospitals, others have mend their ways and not playing any mischief with regard to reserving beds for the Government-referred COVID patients. …
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Mayor, MCC Commr. formally launch house-to-house health survey
May 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Rukmini Madegowda, Deputy Mayor Anwar Baig and MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag today formally inaugurated house-to-house survey for early detection and treatment of Covid positive patients, in Ward No. 36 and 10 in city. Speaking on the occasion, Shilpa Nag said the second wave of COVID-19 has proved to be very dangerous and taking…
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Persons above 45 years of age inoculated with Covishield
May 19, 202150 percent for frontline and healthcare workers’ second dose and 50 percent for public Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has started the process of vaccinating residents who are above 45 years of age with first dose of Covishield. Fresh stocks have arrived in the district and the vaccination will be given at Primary Health Centres…
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Tusker falls into pit in Kodagu, trench dug to rescue
May 19, 2021Kushalnagar: A wild elephant which strayed into a village near Siddapura in Kodagu District and fell into an elephant trench was rescued by the Forest Department staff yesterday morning. The elephant was stuck for four hours before a trench-like passage was dug to get it out and save it from the deep pit and to…
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Black Fungus treatment to start soon at MMC&RI
May 19, 2021Bengaluru: Amid rising mucormycosis or Black Fungus in COVID-19 patients in Karnataka, the Government has started a dedicated treatment facility at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru on a pilot basis and has also identified regional centres to treat the fungal infection. The regional centres include Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), Shimoga Institute of Medical…
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After OxyBus, KSRTC to introduce ICU-on-Wheels
May 19, 2021Bengaluru: After Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched an innovative OxyBus service to aid Covid-19 patients on May 11, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has come up with an idea of introducing ICU-on-Wheels, equipped with ventilators, ECG machines and other equipment. KSRTC officials said in rural areas, travelling to hospital may take more than…
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‘COVID Heroes’ in their own right: Students develop portal for information at fingertips
May 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As Mysuru battles with the second wave of the Novel Coronavirus, there are many who need information about the virus, way to combat it, the steps taken by the District and State to mitigate the impact of the contagion, real-time updates about the number of cases in Mysuru, recovered patients and also deaths. While…
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Ambulance Task Force to provide timely service to Corona patients
May 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK)Chairman L.R. Mahadevaswamy, who is in-Charge of the District Ambulance Task Force, said that measures have been taken to provide free ambulance service for timely shifting of Corona infected patients to Hospitals and COVID Care Centres. Addressing the Ambulance Task Force meeting at ZP Hall here yesterday, Mahadevaswamy bemoaned that…
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DRDO urged to set up covid Care Centres in Karnataka
May 19, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has urged the Centre to consider setting up Covid Care Centres in the State with the help of the Ministry of Defence or Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In a letter to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi said the Department of Defence has a large…
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