Request families to perform last rites MMC&RI has 80 embalmed bodies; JSS Medical College has 100 Mysore/Mysuru: With sufficient bodies to carryout medical research for next six years, two empanelled institutions for cadaver donation — Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI) and JSS Medical College — in city are not accepting pledged bodies and…
Columbia Asia Hospital starts inoculation drive for senior citizens
March 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The inoculation drive against COVID-19 for the senior citizens in India is on and Columbia Asia Hospital Mysuru has become a part of the ongoing vaccination drive. People above the age of 60 and anyone above the age of 45 with comorbidities can now receive vaccination at this Hospital. Talking about the vaccination drive,…
Surge in COVID: CM to hold meeting tomorrow
March 14, 2021Fresh restrictions not ruled out; stress on testing, vaccination drive Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has convened a high-level meeting at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru tomorrow (Mar. 15) at 5 pm in view of sudden rise in COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka. A senior officer of State Health Department told Star of Mysore this morning…
COVID test intensified
March 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The District Health Department has intensified RT-PCR testing at various locations in city since this morning following directions from the State Government in the wake of spike in Corona positive cases. Accordingly, two mobile testing teams are deployed at ‘Forum Centre City Mall’ and ‘Mall of Mysore’ to examine visitors as well as the…
CM, Health Minister take first dose of Covaxin
March 13, 2021Bengaluru: To instill confidence among people about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar took the first dose of the vaccination here yesterday. Both of them took the vaccine in Victoria Hospital at around 4 pm. After administering vaccine, both of them…
Experts warn of Corona second wave
March 13, 2021Curbs back on marriage, funeral and political gatherings Kerala visitors must show RT-PCR test report to enter State Bengaluru: Restrictions on marriages, last rites, religious and political functions have returned to warning by experts on the possibility of the second wave of Coronavirus in the State due to spike in positive cases. This has come…
11,200 Covaxin doses arrive in city
March 12, 2021To be administered at JSS Hospital and Trauma Care Centre Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 11,200 doses of Covaxin, India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV), has arrived in Mysuru last evening. It will be administered to citizens above…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: March 10, 2021
March 10, 2021Mysuru reports 22 new COVID-19 positive cases, 22 discharges and 0 deaths today.
At 98, she is a ‘real inspiration’ for those who refuse to take COVID vaccination
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: She is a real inspiration for those who are still showing hesitation to take COVID-19 vaccination suspecting its safety and efficacy. On Tuesday, the staff members of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bannimantap, saw a lanky woman in nightgown, walking inside the vaccination site to take the jab. They were shell-shocked when the identity proof revealed…
DC Rohini Sindhuri takes second dose
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri took the second dose of Covishield vaccine at District Hospital and collected the certificate yesterday. Accompanied by parents, Srilakshmi Reddy and Jaipal Reddy and father-in-law, Narayana Reddy, Rohini went to the Hospital and received the second shot while her parents and father-in-law received the first dose. Speaking to reporters, she…
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