Mysore/Mysuru: Dundaiah, a resident of Vivekanandanagar in city, stands out as the odd one out among the 20 labourers working under an unrelenting summer sun at an under-construction house in Kuvempunagar. While the other labourers comprising men and a handful of women appear rustic, sporting rubber slippers, worn out sarees and lungis with a towel…
Rush for Free immunity-booster
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Holding prevention to be better than cure, residents are rushing to Government Ayurveda College and Hospital premises on Sayyaji Rao Road (near K.R. Hospital) for doses of free immunity-boosting medicines. Mysuru has seen a drastic jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in the past few days. Though these medicines were being given free…
Rs. 5,000 for plasma donors
July 16, 2020Bengaluru: To encourage plasma donation from COVID-19-cured patients, the State Government has decided to pay Rs. 5,000 incentive to the donors. Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar, addressing newsmen yesterday, informed that an incentive of Rs. 5,000 would be given to those who had recovered from the COVID-19 disease and donated their plasma. “Please…
Ninety-nine fresh COVID cases, six deaths reported in Mysuru
July 16, 2020Mandya reports 31 fresh cases with first COVID death; Kodagu 23 cases and Chamarajanagar 8 fresh cases Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 99 fresh COVID cases were reported in Mysuru district bring the total number of cases to 1,190. A total of 503 patients have been discharged so far with five patients discharged yesterday and a…
DC calls for effective management of Containment Zones, Home Isolations
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As the Coronavirus pandemic is spreading, creation of Containment Zones and careful and effective management of these zones can help limit the transmission till the time scientists, pharmaceuticals companies develop COVID-19 vaccine. These zones help reduce people-to-people contact and break the chain of virus spread — the motive behind Government-announced lockdowns. These zones serve…
Three COVID Care Centres to come up at NR Constituency
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the District Administration is looking at various options to control COVID-19 spread including imposition of mini-lockdown in some areas of Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency from where many Coronavirus positive cases are reported on a daily basis, three COVID Care Centres (CCCs) are being readied in the Constituency to help fight the deadly pandemic….
Mysore Varsity, KSOU hostels as COVID Care facilities
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As most beds in the important hospitals are occupied or reserved for COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic, the State Government plans to convert even hostels belonging to educational institutes and universities to treat not-so-critical patients at the temporary COVID Care Centres. Taking facilities available in educational institutes is among the latest measures adopted by…
Private Hospitals cannot deny treatment to COVID-19 patients: DC
July 15, 2020JSS Hospital already treating 42 patients at its facility Apollo BGS Hospital sets up 45-bed Unit at Aravindnagar Expert medical team from Bengaluru visits K.R. Hospital to study cause of deaths Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru District witnessing a spike in COVID-19 positive cases almost daily in the past few days, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar…
Mysuru surpasses 1,000 COVID positive cases
July 15, 2020125 fresh cases reported, 16 discharged, 4 deaths Mandya sees 38 fresh cases, Kodagu 10 cases and Chamarajanagar 8 cases with two deaths Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State yesterday crossed 44,000 COVID-19 positive cases with 2,496 fresh cases and 87 deaths reported yesterday. According to the evening State media bulletin on July 14, total positive cases stands…
800-bed Covid Care Centre at Chamundi Vihar Stadium
July 14, 2020Second such facility in city after KSOU Academic Block Now, Mysuru District has 3,500 beds ready for COVID care Mysore/Mysuru: The outbreak of COVID-19 brought to a standstill all the academic, sporting and business activities across the globe during the initial stages in March this year. With no respite from the deadly pandemic any sooner,…
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