Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of spike in Corona positive cases in city, MLA S.A. Ramdas held a meeting of officials from various Departments and office-bearers of several associations at his office in Vidyaranyapuram recently. He took stock of the situation and stressed on the need to create more awareness among the citizens. The MLA said…
Mysore/Mysuru: Teaching community in the district is in a state of shock after 25 teachers, Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) and four staff members in his office have tested Corona positive. This came to light after a free COVID test was conducted for teachers belonging to Mysuru City North, South and Taluk, said T.A….
By Dr. M.N. Ravi, Senior Heart Specialist and Director, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysuru Use heart to beat heart disease is the theme for World Heart Day 2020, observed on Sept. 29. This prods the health care professional to help people make positive changes to safeguard their health and ‘act in ways’ that support the most…
Mysore/Mysuru: The clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine — Covishield — developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured at the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), which began at JSS Hospital here in August, has completed the Phase II and the analysing process is going on. Five volunteers, who had enrolled for the Phase II…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that the Government must spend Rs. 15 crore Dasara fund for stopping the spread of the deadly COVID-19 contagion which is causing havoc across the globe. Speaking at the launch of the party’s ‘Arogya Hasta’ — COVID awareness programme — at Devaraja Mohalla in city, by offering…
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cautioned against “routine use” of plasma therapy and anti-viral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients, stating that these are “investigational therapies” and should be adopted “rationally”. Anti-viral drug Remdesivir and Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) are being used widely, besides other drugs, to treat critically ill…
Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar distributed grocery kits to ‘Corona Warriors’ ASHA workers during the ‘Haccha Hasira Mysuru – Viveka Prabheya Mysuru’ programme, a massive tree sapling distribution initiative marking the birth anniversary of Swami Sureshanandaji, at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala in Yadavagiri here yesterday, under the aegis of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram. The Minister also distributed…
District Administration asks Private Hospitals to go for high-flow nasal oxygenation Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a serious note of spike in COVID-19 cases, the District Administration is planning to have around 120 oxygenated beds at the new and ultra-modern Mysuru Trauma Care Centre in PKTB premises on KRS Road which is being converted as another COVID-19 Hospital….
Now Rs. 1,600 per test in Private Laboratories; Rs. 1,200 for samples sent by Govt. to Private Labs Bengaluru: In a bid to encourage more and more people to undergo test for early detection of COVID-19, the State Government has put a ceiling rate for RT-PCR testing in private laboratories including screening test and confirmatory…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman H.V. Rajeev inaugurated Plasma Collection Centre at ‘Jeevandhara’ Blood Bank, near Ayurveda Circle here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, he said plasma has assumed great importance now with COVID-19 spreading its tentacles all over the world, and claiming lives of lakhs of people in the last six to…
Recent Comments