Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of COVID-19 spreading fast in the State, the number of COVID-19 positive cases too is increasing in the district, which is a matter of concern. Also, the death rate is increasing so are the number of discharges. In 20 days this month (Apr. 1 to Apr. 20), Mysuru district has…
Trauma Care Centre to treat covid patients from tomorrow: 100 beds ready
April 20, 2021Vaccination Centre shifted to Govt. Ayurveda Panchakarma Hospital Mysore/Mysuru: With no let up in Corona positive cases, the District Administration has decided to convert Trauma Care Centre situated in the premises of PKTB Hospital on KRS Road in city as Covid Hospital from tomorrow. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri said that the Trauma Care Centre,…
COVID War Room gets over 100 calls a day
April 19, 2021• Most of the callers enquire about availability of ICUs, ventilator beds • Four vehicles added to the existing fleet to shift patients to hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: With the number of fresh COVID-19 cases surging on a daily basis, the Mysuru City Corporation COVID War Room (Control Room) has been receiving over 100 calls per day….
Vaccination for jail birds this week
April 19, 2021No face-to-face meeting with family, only e-Mulakat services, says Jail Superintendent Divyashree Mysore/Mysuru: With second COVID-19 wave creating havoc across the State, the authorities of Mysuru Central Jail have made arrangements to vaccinate 180 jail birds, who are above 45 years of age, on Wednesday and Thursday. Besides, as a precautionary measure, the authorities have stopped…
Tahsildar’s nod must to book wedding halls
April 18, 2021Patrol teams to visit Choultries, bakeries, hotels, community halls in city from Apr. 19 Bengaluru: With COVID-19 cases continuing to increase by the day, the State Government has made obtaining permission from jurisdictional Tahsildars and Deputy Commissioners mandatory from now to book Choultries, community halls, convention centres or auditoriums for weddings and other programmes. Rules…
Tough curbs on cards, asserts Dr. K. Sudhakar
April 18, 2021Govt. to consider more restrictions including closure of public places where people gather Bengaluru: Speculation is rife that the State Government will consider some more curbs, which might include closure of public places where people gather. These curbs will be imposed in places where COVID-19 cases are seeing a huge spike. Speaking to reporters in…
State heading for a 10-day lockdown ?
April 16, 2021Next course of action to be decided on Apr. 20 CM to hold All Party meeting on Apr. 18 Technical Advisory Committee recommends stringent curbs like in Maharashtra Bengaluru: Looks like the State is heading for a 10-day lockdown as recommended by the Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 pandemic. At an emergency meeting with senior…
Lockdown inevitable if people don’t co-operate: CM
April 12, 2021Bengaluru: With experts opining that COVID-19 second wave was likely to peak by May first week in Karnataka, CM B.S. Yediyurappa this morning said that the State Government may impose lockdown if the necessity arises. “People need to respond for their own good. If they don’t heed then we may have to take stringent measures….
1,000 oxygenated beds readied to meet exigency
April 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases and death rate seeing an increasing trend in the second wave, the Mysuru District Administration has reserved beds at District Hospital, Metagalli, that was earlier a designated COVID Hospital and at JSS Hospital. While many of the beds are normal ones, provision has been made to reserve a portion of…
Devaraja flower market to function from J.K. Grounds
April 10, 2021Starting tomorrow till three days, vendors, customers to follow strict social distancing measures Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of COVID-19 infection spreading and as the people are not following social distancing, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has ordered the closure of the flower markets and stalls at the Devaraja Market for three days from April…
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