Tag: Coronavirus

Three ‘Disinfectant Tunnels’ launched at APMC Market
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Three ‘Disinfectant Tunnels’ launched at APMC Market

April 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, three ‘Disinfectant Tunnels’ that are installed at separate places in Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Market on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road were launched recently. The disinfectant tunnels have been installed by the Mysuru Zilla and Taluk Panchayat and Hosahundi Gram Panchayat in collaboration with APMC to protect…

Online passes to be issued for transportation of essentials
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Online passes to be issued for transportation of essentials

April 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hedge has said that the MCC will issue online passes to traders for distribution of essential commodities such as groceries, grains, fruits and vegetables and medicines. Likewise, passes will be issued to organisations and donors who come forward for distributing essential items to the poor and the needy, for which they…

Donations pour in to combat COVID-19
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Donations pour in to combat COVID-19

April 10, 2020

In a bid to help the State Government fight COVID-19, donations from writers, politicians and individuals are pouring in to the PM and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund from city. MLC Sandesh Nagaraj donated Rs. 1 crore from his MLC Fund and his one month’s salary of Rs. 1 lakh towards CM’s Relief Fund to Minister…

8-year-old among 5 new positive cases in Mysuru
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8-year-old among 5 new positive cases in Mysuru

April 10, 2020

Petition filed in SC for mass house-to-house tests in India Mysore/Mysuru: An eight-year-old child is among five new patients who have tested positive for Coronavirus in Mysuru this morning. This is for the first time an eight-year-old boy has been infected in Mysuru. Five new positive cases have been reported in Mysuru today taking the…

Walk-in kiosk to screen patients at Mysuru COVID-19 Hospital
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Walk-in kiosk to screen patients at Mysuru COVID-19 Hospital

April 9, 2020

Innovative way to beat severe shortage of Personal Protective Equipment  First installed in South Korea, low-cost kiosks reach Kerala and then Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Inspired by South Korea’s innovative way of testing for Novel Coronavirus symptoms, the designated COVID-19 Hospital (District Hospital, Mysore) on KRS Road has set up low-cost kiosks at its premises for safe…

Emergency Cabinet meet on lockdown exit strategy
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Emergency Cabinet meet on lockdown exit strategy

April 9, 2020

Ministers recommend extension of lockdown; State to follow Centre’s directive Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet, in its emergency meeting held this morning,  discussed the report submitted by the Task Force led by Cardiologist Dr. Devi Shetty that has recommended continuation of lockdown measures in COVID-19 hotspots and closure of all educational institutions in State till May…

Drones handy for Police to catch lockdown flouters
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Drones handy for Police to catch lockdown flouters

April 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: They have been seen on the streets relentlessly seizing vehicles and grimly talking sense into compulsive lockdown violators. The Police in city have also started using a network of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) to track down lockdown flouters.  The drones are fitted with sirens, flashing lights and recorded messages warning people against…

Don’t need standing ovation: PM Modi appeals to India
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Don’t need standing ovation: PM Modi appeals to India

April 9, 2020

‘Honour me by feeding poor during COVID-19 crisis’ New Delhi: As uncertainty over the Coronavirus situation and the potential extension of the lockdown continues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came on Twitter to dispel news around a certain appeal going viral. Taking a cue from the clapping and lights out campaigns, social media users have reportedly…

De-congesting Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry
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De-congesting Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry

April 9, 2020

120 homeless persons moved to two other shelters in city Mysore/Mysuru: With Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road in city, which is sheltering destitutes and homeless persons in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown, getting overcrowded, the District Administration on Tuesday shifted 120 of them to two other new shelter camps in city as a safety…

MLA G.T. Devegowda launches distribution of Ration Kits
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MLA G.T. Devegowda launches distribution of Ration Kits

April 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: With several people facing a lot of difficulty due to COVID-19 lockdown, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) launched distribution of Ration Kits to poor families in his constituency who do not have any Ration Card, at MCDCC Bank premises on Ashoka Road on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the Coronavirus pandemic…

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