Sets 85% target for District Mysore/Mysuru: “I have taken COVID-19 vaccine and feeling good with no side effects. Now, it is your turn.” This was the message given by Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri to the staff of Revenue Department. She was addressing a meeting of District Task Force Committee (DTFC) on immunisation in which heads…
MCC Commissioner and ZP CEO take COVID shot
February 9, 2021Fresh stock of 20,000 Covishield doses arrive Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer B.A. Paramesh were the prominent officers in district to get vaccinated on the second day of vaccination drive for frontline workers this morning. While Hegde was vaccinated at Trauma Centre of Mysore Medical College and…
RT-PCR test mandatory for nursing students from Kerala
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With no let-up in COVID-19 positive cases in Kerala, the Karnataka Health Department has made RT-PCR test mandatory for students from Kerala who are pursuing nursing courses in city. A senior officer of District Health Department told Star of Mysore that quite a big number of students from Kerala study in private nursing colleges….
COVID vaccination for frontline workers begins: Mysuru DC Rohini Sindhuri takes shot
February 8, 2021Six Centres opened at Trauma Care Centre, three in District Hospital 16,657 beneficiaries in Mysuru District to receive shot till Feb. 10 Mysore/Mysuru: After vaccinating 52 percent of healthcare workers, now it is the turn of frontline workers to receive the jab from today in the district. COVID-19 Immunisation Officer Dr. L. Ravi told Star…
COVID-19 vaccination for frontline workers to begin from tomorrow
February 7, 202117,000 beneficiaries register in district to take jab Plans to complete drive in 3 days Mysore/Mysuru: After vaccinating around 52 percent of healthcare workers, the vaccination of about 17,000 frontline workers would begin in Mysuru district from tomorrow (Feb. 8). “Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Jawaid Akhtar held a video-conference with heads of all Departments concerned…
Third phase of COVID-19 vaccination from next month: Union Minister
February 6, 2021New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said in the Lok Sabha yesterday that the third phase of vaccination against the COVID-19 is likely to commence in March and will cover 27 crore people aged 50 years and above along with those with co-morbidities. “In coming days, 27 crore people who are above 50…
Tepid response by healthcare workers for vaccination shocks Health Dept. officials
February 6, 2021Only 19,219 got the shot as against 36,664 beneficiaries Mysore/Mysuru: With 52 percent of healthcare workers getting vaccinated during first round of vaccination drive till yesterday in Mysuru district, the Health Department officers are planning to wrap up in next two to three days without waiting for others to get it. From Jan. 16 to…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: February 3, 2021
February 3, 2021Mysuru reports 10 new COVID-19 positive cases, 27 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Sample survey underway in city to elicit people’s views on COVID-19 vaccines
February 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: To elicit people’s opinion about the two vaccines, Covaxin and Covishield approved by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for emergency recently, the students and staff of Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Mysuru, have taken up a sample survey in city. “We have taken up this sample survey in Nazarbad area which…
Rs. 2.2 lakh crore for health; Rs. 35k crore for COVID vaccines
February 1, 2021Rs. 1.1 lakh crore for Railways New Delhi: The Government has put a big focus on healthcare in the Union Budget amid the Coronavirus pandemic. In the Union Budget 2021 presented this morning, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the ‘PM Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat’, to be launched with an outlay of Rs. 64,180 crore over six…
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