COVID-19

River rafting resumes at Dubare
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River rafting resumes at Dubare

December 14, 2020

Popular tourist activity was closed since March following COVID outbreak  Kushalnagar: River rafting, a popular activity among tourists coming to Dubare near Kushalnagar in Kodagu, has resumed after a long break. This comes in the wake of Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy permitting operators to resume rafting after stringently following COVID precautions.  The activity began…

No New Year’s Eve bash in city this year
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No New Year’s Eve bash in city this year

December 13, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: To curb the spread of novel Coronavirus, the City Police has imposed restrictions on crowd movement and mass gathering.  “New Year’s Eve revelry on Dec. 31 night would not be allowed in public places especially in the downtown, to contain COVID-19. Hotels, resorts, clubs must note that there will not be any opportunity to…

Doctors strike: OPD, consultation services hit at several private hospitals; clinics fully shut
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Doctors strike: OPD, consultation services hit at several private hospitals; clinics fully shut

December 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Allopathic doctors’ strike today called against the Government’s decision to allow post-graduate Ayurvedic doctors to perform surgeries, caused disruptions in healthcare services in city amid COVID-19 pandemic.  Only emergency services and COVID services functioned as usual at over 140 private hospitals. Over 1,800 clinics were completely shut in protest against the Government move….

CFTRI signs MoU with Clevergene for sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genome
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CFTRI signs MoU with Clevergene for sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genome

December 10, 2020

Envisages development of novel diagnostics and vaccines for Covid-19  Mysore/Mysuru: As part of various initiatives towards mitigating Covid-19, the city-based CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Clevergene, a Bengaluru-based company, for sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome.  It is expected that the study would provide insights into virus…

India’s Covishield vaccine awaits approval
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India’s Covishield vaccine awaits approval

December 7, 2020

Serum Institute seeks Emergency Use Authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine Clinical trials were conducted at JSS Medical College in Mysuru in August  New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) yesterday became the country’s first company to apply to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine…

Decline in COVID cases: 2 Helpline  centres shut, one at MCC functions
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Decline in COVID cases: 2 Helpline centres shut, one at MCC functions

December 7, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of slide in COVID-19 cases in Mysuru, two ‘Helpline’  centres opened at Division Office of Vani Vilas Water Works and in Saraswathipuram have been shut with immediate effect. However, ‘Helpline Centre’ at Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Office will continue to function, said MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde. In a press release here,…

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