Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) MLA S.A. Ramdas launched a novel programme of putting up a white flag with an image of Coronavirus CPOVIin front of houses of Corona positive patients and distribution of medical kit for them in the Constituency yesterday at Ward No. 51 in Rajaram Agrahara. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said while…
New Delhi: The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of DRDO’s anti-COVID-19 therapeutic oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients. On May 1, the DCGI granted permission for ‘Emergency Use’ of this drug. Being a generic molecule and analogue of glucose, it can be…
Ensuring health management of those in home quarantine so that depression is kept at bay Mysore/Mysuru: In the absence of a medical cure for COVID-19, the needed response is a simple public health strategy of isolation for those infected or at risk, reduced social contact to slow the spread of the virus and simple hygiene…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a 12-member National Task Force to streamline and ensure the “effective and transparent” allocation of liquid medical oxygen on a “scientific, rational and equitable basis” to States and Union Territories fighting COVID-19. The Apex Court had expressed its dissatisfaction at the Centre’s earlier “oxygen-for-bed” formula. This “rough-and-ready”…
Bengaluru: All the required medical consumables needed for the health workers should be supplied uniformly across all the hospitals before roping in medical students for COVID-19 duty, opined Dr. N. K.Venkataramana, a noted Neurologist. The call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rope in medical students and interns was a welcome step, but before deploying…
Bengaluru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar, who represents Yeshwanthpur Assembly segment in Bengaluru city, said that he will be donating Rs. 1 lakh as personal relief to the family of every person who has died of COVID in his Constituency. Speaking to presspersons after Adichunchanagiri Mutt Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji inaugurated the relief distribution programme at…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 28-year-old newly wed woman, unable to bear the harassment for dowry, allegedly committed suicide by hanging self at the room of her husband’s house at Srirampura in city on Friday night. The deceased is Asharani, wife of M.C. Pradeep, residing at SBM Colony in Srirampura 2nd Stage in city. A native of Saragur…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since COVID Curfew was announced, Devaraja Market Traders Association, in a bid to ward off hunger of the poor and the needy, have been distributing food packets across the city. The members of Devaraja Market Traders Association, headed by Association President Devaraju distributed food packets to poor people near K.R. Hospital, Mysore Railway…
Mandya: In an effort to combat the COVID crisis in his native district Mandya, former CM S.M. Krishna has come forward to donate 100 jumbo oxygen cylinders and 10,000 masks. In a statement released yesterday, former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said, “Mandya district is facing a huge scarcity of oxygen cylinders. The associates of…
Bengaluru: The State Government has revised guidelines for 15-day total lockdown which will begin from tomorrow, by further reducing the number of guests for marriage from 50 persons to 40 persons during the period. The Government has done this to check the surge of Corona positive cases and casualties across to the State. Permission has…
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