State’s highest COVID positive rate worries Government Bengaluru: Dr. C.N. Manjunath, Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, has warned that the current COVID-19 pandemic will continue for another six months and people must protect themselves by taking vaccination. “People must take utmost care as COVID-19 second wave has begun. Lockdown is…
Schools reporting COVID-19 cluster outbreak to be shut down, says DHO
March 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing concern over rise in the number of students contracting the deadly Coronavirus, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath said that such schools which report 15-20 cases of COVID-19 positive cases among students will be sanitised and will be shut down for 14 days. Speaking to presspersons at his Office in Nazarbad on…
Seven more students test positive for COVID
March 26, 2021Bannur School sealed down, holiday declared T. Narasipur: An educational institution near Santhemala in Bannur has been sealed down after seven more students tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday bringing the total positive cases to 26. A week’s holiday has been declared for the students as a precautionary measure. About 1,450 students at the educational institution…
COVID spike: Keep Mandakalli COVID Care Centre ready, DC tells Health Department
March 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of spurt in Corona positive cases, DC Rohini Sindhuri has asked the authorities concerned to keep the COVID Care Centre (CCC) that was established at the Academic Bhavan of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mandakalli ready for any emergency. Chairing a District-level Officers meeting here yesterday, she directed officers of…
Schools, Colleges, Cinema Halls become super-spreaders: DHO
March 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath has said that Schools, Colleges and theatres have become super-spreaders of Coronavirus in the District. Replying to members at Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting at Zilla Panchayat auditorium this noon on the sudden spurt in Corona positive cases in the district, he said consequent to slump in…
Mysuru touches 100 COVID-19 cases
March 24, 202119 school children in Bannur test positive; Containment Zones at M. Shettahalli in Srirangapatna Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru reported 100 COVID-19 positive cases on Mar. 23 in what may be termed as the second wave that has hit Karnataka. Even State Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has confirmed on Mar. 22 that the second wave has hit…
Mysuru touches 100 COVID-19 cases in second wave
March 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After almost a year, Mysuru reported 100 COVID-19 positive cases today in what may be termed as the second wave that has hit Karnataka. Even State Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar has confirmed yesterday that the second wave has hit Karnataka with Bengaluru Urban reporting highest number of cases and deaths after the first…
First Anniversary of Lockdown: Second wave grips India
March 23, 2021New Delhi: On Mar. 23, 2020, the Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting movement of the entire 1.38 billion population as a preventive measure against COVID-19 pandemic. A 14-hour voluntary lockdown called ‘Janata Curfew’ was observed in India on Mar. 22. On Mar. 23, in…
Covishield scarcity: District Health Officers resort to vaccine management
March 21, 2021Soon, KSRTC drivers, conductors and Postmen to get jab Fresh stock of COVID-19 vaccines expected next week Mysore/Mysuru: With stock of Covishield vaccine depleting in Mysuru district, Health Department Officers have resorted to internal adjustment by withdrawing excess stock from Taluk General Hospitals and diverting it to District Hospital as ‘stopgap’ arrangement. Till the fresh…
‘Complete vaccination of senior citizens before Mar. 31’
March 19, 2021SP, DC seek ban on Jathras and religious congregations Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District-In-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has asked the District Administration to complete vaccination of citizens above 60 years before Mar. 31. Speaking at the District-level meeting held at ZP auditorium here this morning to take stock of COVID-19 situation in the wake of possible…
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