Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has claimed that the number of Corona positive cases and casualty have declined due to ramping up of testing in City and District. In fact, the number of Corona positive cases had breached 1,000 mark last month and stood second after Bengaluru in COVID-19 deaths. The number of positive cases…
Undergo COVID test before it is too late, DC appeals to public
October 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Delay in undergoing testing has been one of the main reasons for increase in COVID-19 deaths in Mysuru district, observed Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri. Speaking live on facebook live on Oct. 14, she said COVID-19 pandemic was spreading everywhere resulting in increase in Corona positive cases every day. Its intensity had increased especially in…
Step up RT-PCR test for early detection of COVID-19 virus in 10 hotspot districts: CM
October 9, 2020Bring down Corona positive cases, casualties Bengaluru: Expressing concern over spike in COVID-19 positive cases in 10 districts in the State, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has asked the district administration concerned to target primary and secondary contacts of COVID-19 patients and subject them to compulsory testing in order to check the spreading of pandemic. “The…
DC in PPE kit inspects facility at K.R. Hospital
October 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has directed the authorities of K.R. Hospital to increase the number of beds at the Hospital by another 200 in addition to the existing 178 beds for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Besides, the process of setting up of oxygenated beds at Trauma Care Centre should be completed at the…
53% people with breathing problems in Mysuru, Bengaluru not wearing mask: Survey
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Difficulty in breathing among 53 percent of population in Bengaluru and Mysuru has been one of the main reasons for not wearing face masks, according to a survey done in 18 cities across the country in the wake of COVID-19. A survey done by ‘Apnamask’ under ‘Ek Desh’ campaign following compulsory wearing of mask,…
Medical Education Minister holds COVID review meeting
October 5, 2020Instructs officials to adopt centralised allotment system for admission of infected patients Mysore/Mysuru: With the number of COVID-19 positive cases rising by the day in the District, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar held a COVID-19 review meeting at ZP Hall here this morning. Soon as the meeting began, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri apprised the…
DC admits difficulty in managing COVID-19 situation in Mysuru
October 4, 2020Suttur Seer asks doctors to pen their experience in handling the contagion Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri said that it was becoming difficult to manage COVID-19 situation in the district with people from neighbouring districts coming here for treatment. She was speaking after inaugurating a webinar on ‘Leading COVID-19 Management – Lessons and Learns’…
COVID-19: DC directs officials for mandatory testing of primary contacts
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Directing the officials to intensify COVID-19 testing in the wake of rapid spread of the deadly virus in the district, DC Rohini Sindhuri said that it is also mandatory to conduct tests on all primary contacts of the infected persons. She was speaking at a meeting of COVID-19 Nodal Officers at the ZP Hall…
DC asks Health Dept. to reduce COVID-19 deaths
September 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The new Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru Rohini Sindhuri reviewed COVID-19 situation in the district and also preparations for Dasara-2020 which will begin from Oct. 17. Soon after assuming charge, she chaired a meeting here yesterday. The DC was informed that 70 static teams and 30 mobile teams were functioning in the district to conduct…
Mysuru Trauma Centre to get 120 oxygenated beds
September 27, 2020District Administration asks Private Hospitals to go for high-flow nasal oxygenation Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a serious note of spike in COVID-19 cases, the District Administration is planning to have around 120 oxygenated beds at the new and ultra-modern Mysuru Trauma Care Centre in PKTB premises on KRS Road which is being converted as another COVID-19 Hospital….
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