Bengaluru: Stating that Covaxin trials will be successful in the State, Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said Karnataka is fully prepared for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. He was speaking here after the launch of the 3rd phase clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin at Vydehi Institute of Medical Science and Research…
Low cost Hospital coming up in city
December 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Masaajid Association (MMA) comprising the managements of about ten Mosques, which supported two Covid Care Centres that brought much relief, almost completely free of cost, to nearly 1,200 poor victims of the Covid-19 in city, is starting a low cost general hospital on Friday (Dec. 4) at Rajivnagar. The Hospital will cater…
UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
December 2, 2020Britain will start vaccinating people next week London: The United Kingdom (UK) today became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, paving the way for mass vaccinations against the deadly Coronavirus. The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95…
State COVID Panel recommends night curfew from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1
December 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Fearing second wave of COVID-19 during end of this December and January next year, the State Government’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee Chairman Dr. M.K. Sudarshan has recommended imposition of night curfew from Dec.26, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021 between 8 pm and 6 am. The eight-page report containing several recommendations, including night curfew was…
Medical Colleges reopen
December 1, 2020Medicos defy Corona, 135 out of 150 students attend classes at MMC&RI Poor attendance continues to haunt Degree Colleges Mysore/Mysuru: Upholding the spirit of ‘Corona Warriors’, over 90 per cent of students of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) attended classes on the first day of re-opening of all Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Pharmacy and…
New COVID-19 guidelines from today: Surveillance, Containment, Caution
December 1, 2020New Delhi: Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in some regions, the Centre has issued a fresh set of guidelines which is effective from today, Dec. 1. These Covid-19 guidelines will remain in force till Dec. 31. While issuing guidelines for “Surveillance, Containment and Caution” for December, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the…
Hotel industry to return to normalcy by April 2021: Association President
November 30, 2020MUDA Chairman inaugurates ‘Kollapur Mahalakshmi Hall’ Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the hotel industry and tourism industry are picking up slowly post-relaxation in COVID-19 regulations, Mysuru Hotel Owners Association President C. Narayanagowda said that the hotel industry in Mysuru is expected to return to normalcy by April next year. He was speaking at the inauguration of new…
Let’s play: Cricketing activities begin after a gap of nearly 9 months
November 28, 2020Mysuru: After a gap of nearly nine months, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Mysuru Zone, resumed its cricketing activities today, which were stopped due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The pending matches of Sri M. Gopalaswami Memorial Tournament are being played at Gangothri Glades and SJCE Grounds here from this morning. Speaking to SOM, KSCA Mysuru…
PM Modi on 3-city vaccine review tour
November 28, 2020First visits Zydus Cadila Research Centre in Gujarat to review nCoV vaccine preparation Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad is second stop followed by a visit to Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a 3-city vaccine tour, today reviewed the vaccine development process at the Zydus…
Mysuru Covid-19 War Room a model for other Districts: DC
November 27, 2020Case positivity rate which was above 20% in September stands at 2% now Mysore/Mysuru: With about 6,000 COVID-19 tests per day, the Mysuru District Administration is in the second place after Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) which is doing highest number of tests per day. In a press release, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri also disclosed…
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