Sir, After a long wait, the covid vaccines have arrived all across the country and being given to all who wish to take and are eligible as per set procedures. The sheer volume of the exercise is scary but reasonably well done. Till the opening day, on Monday 1st March, there were some press reports…
COVID vaccination: A pleasant experience at District Hospital
March 12, 2021Sir, Right from 1st March I was trying for my vaccination but was not getting the schedule. Today, 4th March, around noon, I just tried Mysuru District Hospital, KRS Road, Metagalli. It was a pleasant surprise to enter a clean Government Hospital. I was guided to Room No. 10 for registration and then on to…
COVID vaccination: Three cheers to our health staff
March 10, 2021Sir, My husband and myself took our first shot of Covid-19 vaccine and it gives me a sense of pride that our nation has managed the crisis so well. The credit should go to the Health Department and the medical staff. Now it is in our hands (the general public) to carry this mission forward…
Jathra sans Covid protocol
March 10, 2021Sir, The Bisilu Maramma Temple in Gangothri Layout celebrated some Jathra today (Mar.8) and the people were seen crowding inside and on the streets leading to the Temple. There was absolutely no covid protocols followed here as most people were neither wearing masks nor social distancing. I also saw some people defecating in the vacant…
Trauma Care Centre: Well-prepared for influx of patients
March 9, 2021Sir, I had gone to the Trauma Care Centre on KRS road for taking my vaccine shot. The new centre was well-prepared for the influx of patients. Proper arrangements were in place for registration, chairs were placed in queue, facilitating senior citizens to sit and proceed with registration. There were four rooms for vaccination, each…
COVID-19 vaccination: A pleasant and hassle-free experience at the Hospital
March 8, 2021Sir, This is to register, record and acknowledge the excellent service rendered by the staff of JSS Hospital, M.G. Road, Mysuru. My wife and I got jabbed against COVID-19 at the JSS Hospital this morning (5.3.2021). The Hospital experience was pleasant and hassle-free. The process is organised in stages: Getting our token numbers by showing…
Mysuru Water Supply and Sewerage Board: Will we finally succeed?
March 7, 2021Sir, I was delighted to read in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 5 that political heavy-weights like MP Pratap Simha, MLA G.T. Devegowda, MLA L. Nagendra and MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev are putting pressure on the Government for a separate Water Supply Board for Mysuru like the one in Bengaluru. This is not a new…
Choosing the right doctor
March 6, 2021Sir, Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem rightly feels about today’s dilemma of every sick person about finding a right doctor ! (refer his column Over a Cup of Evening Tea in SOM dated Feb. 28). Every time I get badly ill, I pray God to show me a good, compassionate doctor who should spare some time…
Check motorists with tampered Regn. Number Plates
March 5, 2021Sir, Kudos to Mysuru City Traffic Police for their action in apprehending the minors and their parents for all sorts of traffic rules violations (apropos the news item “Law catches up with underage drivers” in SOM dated Feb.28). Minors definitely cannot ride a vehicle without the knowledge or permission of their parents or guardians. Because…
I took Covishield vaccine, what about you…?
March 4, 2021Sir, Today I took my first dose of Covishield vaccine at Apollo BGS Hospitals. As I am 66 years old, I took it after consulting the General Practitioner at the same Hospital. It did take some hours but that was because of the load on the system leading the website to trip on two separate…
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