Mysuru reports 2489 new COVID-19 positive cases, 2338 discharges and 15 deaths today.
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People queue up for RT-PCR testing amid incessant rains in city
May 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The incessant rains triggered by cyclone Tauktae that has been lashing the city since late last night has not dampened the eagerness of people to get themselves tested for the deadly COVID-19 virus as the contagion continues with its devastation, claiming the lives of many. Fearing that developing common fever, cold, cough, throat pain,…
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Be prepared to increase oxygenated beds, ICUs and ventilators: District Minister
May 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District In-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has asked officers to make preparations to increase the number of oxygenated beds, ventilators and ICUs in the district. Presiding over COVID-19 District Task Force Committee meeting at Zilla Panchayat auditorium here yesterday, he said plenty of general beds are available but there was lot of demand…
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COVID: Medical kits must reach home isolated within 1 hour
May 15, 2021Govt. to procure 5 lakh kits Bengaluru: In order to provide medical isolation kits to the home isolated, 5 lakh kits will be procured. Steps will be taken to ensure these kits reach the doorstep of the infected person within one hour of getting the RT-PCR test result, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID…
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Chamarajanagar tragedy: Records tampered with, suspects HC Panel
May 15, 2021Bengaluru: The three-member Committee of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, appointed by the Karnataka High Court to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy, in its report submitted to the High Court has pointed out incidents of possible tampering with the records. A detailed probe alone can unearth the acts of omissions and commissions of the…
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Popularise Covid Mitra in rural areas: DC
May 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has called upon officers to take the help of ASHA and Anganwadi workers to popularise the concept of Covid Mitra in rural areas by visiting every houses in the District. Reviewing the Covid situation in the District at Zilla Panchayat auditorium here yesterday, she said they must examine whether those…
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Minister hints at extension of COVID lockdown beyond May 24
May 15, 2021Bengaluru: As the second wave of the deadly COVID -19 pandemic continues to rage across the State, the Karnataka Government is said to be mulling on extending the COVID lockdown beyond May 24. Giving a hint in this regard, Revenue Minister R. Ashok who spoke to presspersons after attending a programme in the State capital…
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Mysurean heads IISc’s Oxygen Concentrator team
May 15, 2021Low-cost, yet technologically superior machine better than Chinese concentrators Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, a premier Science Institute of India, is supporting the nation in its battle against COVID-19 by developing an Oxygen Concentrator of 10 litres per minute (LPM) capacity which is being tested for its clinical validation at Bangalore Medical…
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Surging toll forces MCC to scramble for firewood
May 15, 2021Corporation officials appeal to donors, voluntary organisations to donate firewood Mysore/Mysuru: Grim prospects of a rise in the number of COVID deaths in Mysuru has sent civic authorities scrambling for resources for conducting funerals in a dignified manner and also minimising inconvenience to the families. On an average, 10 persons are losing their battle with…
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Mass cremations: A first in Mysuru
May 15, 2021Heart-breaking scenes at Jodi Thenginamara Road cremation site Mysore/Mysuru: While people losing loved ones to COVID-19 turning to makeshift facilities that are undertaking mass burials and cremations as crematoriums come under pressure is a common scene in cities like Bengaluru and Delhi, Mysuru witnessed its first mass cremation yesterday at the burial ground at Jodi…
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