Mysore/Mysuru: Doctors and nursing staff drenched in sweat after wearing critical care Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for long hours personify the heroism of Coronavirus pandemic. They put themselves in harm’s way to treat their patients. These doctors and medical staff have gone through a tough time during the fight against the pandemic and they have…
Karnataka to pass ordinance to rein in mobs attacking COVID-19 workers
April 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government will promulgate an ordinance, based on the Uttar Pradesh and Kerala model, to protect the Police and frontline health workers fighting COVID-19, said Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar. The Ordinance is likely to be promulgated today itself. This morning, an incident took place in Mysuru city where an ASHA worker was…
Healthcare and ASHA workers leading COVID-19 war in Mysuru
April 21, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of Healthcare and ASHA workers go into homes around Mysuru district to provide vital services amidst Coronavirus pandemic, endangering themselves. These ASHAs, short for Accredited Social Health Activists and Healthcare workers are drawn from local and largely rural communities, and are a crucial element in primary and community health…
Home Guards lend shoulders to City Cops in their Virus fight
April 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With people moving around for urgent works and the Police under severe stress to maintain vigil on city roads and check-posts, the services rendered by the Home Guards, who are lending their shoulders to the Police in enforcing lockdown rules, has to be remembered and commended. These Home Guards too are among the Corona…
Over 9,000 Corona Warriors up in arms against pandemic in Mysuru
April 20, 2020By S.T. Ravi Kumar Battling killer Coronavirus and preventing its spread requires a concerted effort from various Government Departments, Police agencies, volunteers and, of course, the public in large. Only if all join hands can we fight the pandemic and uproot it from the locality, district, State and country. In Mysuru, over 9,000 personnel from…
An ode to frontline fighters
April 20, 2020‘Corona Warriors’: A short-film by city’s Suthan Dileep By M.T. Yogesh Kumar If you think sitting at home, following the guidelines of lockdown set by the Government is tiring, imagine the plight of doctors, Police personnel and others in the essential line of services, who are working tirelessly day and night, risking themselves and their…
Over 1,800 ASHA workers don the role of Corona warriors in Mysuru
April 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Over 1,800 ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers attached to the District Health Department have lent shoulder to the Government in the battle against Coronavirus. ASHA workers have identified themselves as Corona warriors by visiting homes of all those under quarantine and collecting vital statistics, that is very much useful in the fight against…
‘Corona Warriors’ feed stray animals
April 12, 2020The Youth Volunteers, appointed as ‘Corona Warriors’ by the Information and Public Relations Department, in association with Labour Department and Indian Red Cross Society, to check the spread of false rumours and messages regarding the deadly COVID-19, have now started feeding the stray dogs, cats and birds which have been starving due to lockdown. The…
Will be part of Corona Warriors’ services: New District Minister
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: New District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar said that he will be very much part of the services of Corona Warriors in the battle against COVID-19. Speaking to press persons after holding a meeting with officials at the Government Guest House here yesterday, Somashekar said that he has received inputs from officials regarding COVID-19 status…
A warrior of a different kind
April 10, 2020Student from Meghalaya takes on a mission to feed stray dogs Mysore/Mysuru: It has been 17 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown. This meant people staying indoors, which they are. Mahatma Gandhi’s quote reads, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” And in a…
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