Anxious DC’s appeal to people after rush in markets on Varamahalakshmi festival eve Mysore/Mysuru: Nothing gets India excited like the festivals do and it is a good thing. Although businesses have been experiencing a slump due to COVID-19, markets are witnessing a rush since the last two days due to the auspicious festival of Varamahalakshmi…
A safe and low-key Bakrid
July 31, 2020Children below 10 and people above 60 must mandatorily remain at homes: DC Mysore/Mysuru: This Bakrid (tomorrow) will be celebrated in a simple and symbolic manner in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. The State Government and District Administration has allowed Eid-ul-Azha prayers only in mosques, that too with a maximum of 50 people at a…
No vegetable sales at Dasara exhibition grounds
July 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ending the confusion over sale of vegetables at Dasara Exhibition Grounds, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has clarified that retail sale of vegetables will not be allowed at the expo grounds. In a press release, the Commissioner said that in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the MCC, following a direction…
Tragic twist in Mysuru’s COVID outbreak
July 31, 2020Husband isolated at Hospital, wife dies at Home Mysore/Mysuru: Tragedy struck a family in Mysuru where a woman was found dead inside her house while her husband is isolated at a COVID-19 Hospital. Though the incident occurred on July 27, it came to light now. The person who contracted the disease is an employee of…
Canara Bank offers Corona Kavach Policy
July 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Due to the quick spread of highly-infectious Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), panic-stricken people are feeling insecure and scrambling to take a health insurance cover. The steep rise in Covid cases has resulted in the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) to compel insurers to offer short-term Covid-specific health plans that will cover hospitalisation expenses related…
A Medley of Covid Comedies!
July 31, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD As we have all been seeing over the past five months, all writings and discussions about the global Covid-19 pandemic have been of a very grim and serious nature without any exceptions. And, it is understandably so too as we have so far not received any heartening or even…
430 COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru in a single day; 9 deaths
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a steep spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, Mysuru reported 430 Coronavirus infections on the evening of July 30. This is the highest so far. Nine deaths have been reported and 70 patients have been discharged today. With 430 cases in a single day, Mysuru has stood second in State today…
Hotels as COVID Care Centres
July 30, 2020Win-win for business-starved Hotels and patients who do not have Home Isolation facilities Five-star Hotels and Resorts also open doors Mysore/Mysuru: Space is critical to surviving the pandemic. With a lot of homes not having enough room to isolate COVID-positive patients, hotels are offering rooms on their premises to be converted into exclusive COVID Care…
Gym, Yoga classes opening in Mysuru from Aug. 5
July 30, 2020Will wait for State guidelines, say DC, Police Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: With the Centre bringing cheer for gym owners, fitness enthusiasts and Yoga Schools by allowing them to operate from Aug. 5 as part of its Unlock 3.0 guidelines issued yesterday, the Mysuru District Administration and the Police have decided to wait for the guidelines from…
COVID-19 effect: All operation theatres of K.R. Hospital shut
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the city’s biggest Hospital, the K.R. Hospital turning into a COVID treatment Hospital, all the Operation Theatres (OT) of the Hospital have been closed temporarily. As a result the poor patients, who look up to this Hospital which is popularly called as ‘Doddaspatre’ for their health care, are put to a lot of…
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