Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa yesterday directed Deputy Commissioners of all districts to step-up COVID-19 testing centres in their respective districts while assuring them all kinds of assistance, including strengthening the logistic supports in fighting the pandemic. Addressing Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers and Superintendents of Police of districts via video-conference, the CM assured them…
More than 20,000 Coronavirus tests planned during IPL 2020, says report
September 11, 2020Dubai: More than 20,000 Coronavirus tests will be carried out during the virus-hit Indian Premier League (IPL), the Twenty20 tournament’s medical partner said yesterday. The world’s richest cricket league, starting on Sept. 19, is being held at United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year because of the pandemic and likely with no spectators. Most of the…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: September 10, 2020
September 10, 2020Mysuru reports 635 new COVID-19 positive cases, 499 discharges and 13 deaths today.
Discarded surgical masks add to bio-hazard
September 10, 2020MCC to penalise people who do not dispose of masks in a responsible way Mysore/Mysuru: Wearing a mask is the new normal, but what happens to the one-time use surgical masks? They are discarded on streets, sidewalks, gutters and roads. This habit of throwing masks and gloves along with other trash is a matter of…
Medical Education Minister seeks clinical study of COVID reinfection
September 10, 2020Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has instructed officials to conduct a clinical study on Corona relapse cases in the State. Speaking at a meeting with Task Force officials regarding COVID-19, he said a 27-year-old woman has developed the disease for a second time at a private hospital in city. This was not happening…
Trains chug after six months
September 9, 2020Railways to start 40 pairs of special trains from Sept. 12 Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of over six months, Mysuru City Railway Station sprang back to life with trains shuttling since Monday (Sept. 7) morning. Train services had been cancelled when the lockdown was imposed on Mar. 24, 2020. The usually bustling City Railway Station,…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: September 9, 2020
September 9, 2020Mysuru reports 500 new COVID-19 positive cases, 475 discharges and 13 deaths today.
20 per cent SMEs shut due to Corona crisis
September 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) President K.B. Arasappa has said that around 20 per cent of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have stopped production due to Corona crisis. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said the lockdown, imposed by the Government of India to check the spreading of pandemic, affected the supply of…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: September 8, 2020
September 8, 2020Mysuru reports 337 new COVID-19 positive cases, 739 discharges and 11 deaths today.
Kids, fitness enthusiasts happy as parks and playgrounds reopen
September 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) issuing an order to open all the parks and playgrounds with immediate effect in city yesterday, the young and the old, taking safety precaution by wearing face masks, thronged a few parks and playgrounds which were re-opened yesterday. Though MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has issued the re-opening order…
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