New Delhi: In a major development, India and Brazil have secured the rights to buy enough quantities of COVID-19 vaccine to cover half the population of the respective nations as per data compiled by Duke Global Health Innovation Centre (DGHIC). As per DGHIC, India has worked out deals with Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII)…
No sound & smoke this Deepavali ?
November 3, 2020Step to aid COVID management, patients MCC likely to ban bursting of crackers in residential areas People can celebrate festival in open spaces within time-limit By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a strong note of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in its efforts to keep the air breathable, is planning to…
Tourist spots and district border will remain open: Deputy Commissioner
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ruling out closure of all tourist places and inter-State borders, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has said all preventive steps have been taken to keep COVID-19 under check. Talking to reporters here on Monday, she asked people to take all precautions as per Union Health Ministry guidelines following reports of possible spurt in Corona…
COVID-19 impacts over 1.3 billion students across the globe: Mysore Varsity VC
November 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM)has said that 1.3 billion to 1.5 billion students and youths across the globe had been affected by the closure of Schools, Colleges and Universities over the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Presiding over the inaugural function of Rashtriya Uchhathar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)-funded video-conference hall, refresher course in…
Musings on COVID-19 Vaccine
November 3, 2020First priority must be to vaccinate some people in all countries, rather than all people in some countries By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Vaccine is defined as a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a…
Cracker sale amidst COVID-19: MCC to wait for Govt. of India guidelines
November 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is waiting for guidelines from the Union and State Governments on the sale and bursting of crackers in the wake of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic across the country. “We are waiting for the guidelines from the Union Health Ministry which is aware of the effects of cracker bursting on recovered and…
GP Member celebrates daughter’s wedding by honouring over 100 Corona Warriors
November 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Corona Warriors were overwhelmed and motivated by the honour they received for their service during the pandemic, after one of their community members (a Doctor) was chosen to inaugurate this year’s Dasara festivities and a few others feted during the inaugural of the simple yet traditional Dasara. These real life heroes were remembered…
COVID-19 test must for factory workers: DC
November 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri directing the Industrial Bodies to make COVID-19 test mandatory for factory workers as part of an effort to control the spread of the deadly pandemic, all industrial workers are now supposed to undergo the test. The DC, who held a meeting with representatives of various industries and office-bearers of…
‘No screening of movies till Govt. fulfills demands’
November 2, 2020Total loss to industry was around Rs.6,300 crore, says Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation has decided not to screen movies till the State Government met their charter of demands which included tax rebate and increasing the number of spectators. Addressing a news conference here recently, Federation President R.R.Odugoudar said the theatre…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: October 31, 2020
October 31, 2020Mysuru reports 161 new COVID-19 positive cases, 307 discharges and 2 deaths today.
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