CM to make formal announcement later today Fresh guidelines by evening Tough measures to check surge of positive cases Bengaluru: It is now certain that Karnataka will shut completely from May 10 to May 25 in the wake of galloping Corona positive cases and casualties across the State despite clamping Corona Curfew since last ten days….
Couldn’t get ventilator bed for my wife, says Mysuru DHO
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “My hands have become weak. I could not even arrange a bed with ventilator for my wife. Please complain to my higher officers and relieve me from my post. I am unable to handle pressure.” This is how District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath poured out his woes when a caller sought a…
Home isolation patients to be strictly watched
May 7, 2021Isolated patients spreading virus to family members, causing concern Mysore/Mysuru: With the recent spike in new cases in the second coming of the Coronavirus, health officials and the District Administration have been asked to ramp up monitoring of home isolation cases through a combination of remote (through telephone) and door-to-door outreach measures to prevent them…
White flags to flutter atop COVID patient houses from tomorrow
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: To sound an alert, it has been decided put up a small white flag atop the houses of COVID-positive patients in Krishnaraja (KR) Constituency from tomorrow. The flag will have an image of the virus. This was decided at a meeting of COVID Care Team headed by Krishnaraja MLA S.A.Ramdas at CADA premises this…
City corporates rush with COVID aid
May 7, 2021Automotive Axles, N.R. Group, ATME College of Engineering help Mysuru navigate Coronavirus crisis Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru continuing to reel under the second wave of COVID-19 infections, corporate companies in the district are pitching in with relief efforts. The funding and relief efforts are focused on providing immediate medical relief to ease the pressure on medicines…
Fighting COVID war with proper ammunition
May 7, 2021Two hospitals dedicated to Mysuru on a single day to combat Coronavirus Princess Krishnajammanni Super-Speciality Hospital opens on KRS Road Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when distressing visuals and news articles about the plight of COVID-19 patients in the absence of oxygenated beds and ICU infrastructure in many Indian cities have been shaking our conscience since…
Chamarajanagar-like incidents averted in Bengaluru
May 7, 2021Bengaluru: Two senior BJP leaders — Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Chairman S.R. Vishwanath—, have averted Chamarajanagar-like incidents in Bengaluru on Wednesday night and on Thursday, after two Hospitals in their Constituencies, were about to go out of oxygen supply. They immediately swung into action, arranged for oxygen cylinders…
Minister inspects Covid War Room
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar visited the COVID War Room housed at the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office Complex in Siddarthanagar here last evening to have first-hand experience of its functioning. Officers in-charge of the War Room told the Minister that both citizens and Corona patients make calls to the Helplines. While some…
Enter City Railway Station from Main Gate only
May 7, 2021SWR Mysuru Division closes multiple entries and exit points from platforms; Shuts CFTRI – Rail Museum side entry and Subway too Mysore/Mysuru: Since the operations of inter-State bus services have stopped in Karnataka, there has been a gradual increase in the number of rail passengers both in the unreserved and reserved sector. To keep a…
Air passengers number sees drastic fall in Mysuru
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the enforcement of COVID curfew following the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, the number of air passengers flying into and out of the city has witnessed a sharp dip over the past few days. Air Transport operators such as TruJet and Air Alliance used to record a good 70 percent occupancy regularly in…
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