Mysore/Mysuru: The Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT), launched by the District Administration to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the wake of exponential rise in the number of COVID positive cases, continued today too at various venues across the city. Today, RAT is being conducted at Town Hall, Quba Public School at Udayagiri, CITB Choultry at…
COVID testing resumes in Mysuru after 4 days
August 24, 2020Doctors, healthcare workers return to work; people line up to give throat swab samples Mysore/Mysuru: In a major relief to Mysuru District that is combating the rising cases of COVID-19 contagion and the resultant deaths, hundreds of Government doctors and allied health personnel resumed work this morning after four days. They restarted the healthcare machinery…
Over 23,000 candidates appear for KPSC exam in city
August 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru witnessed an unprecedented number of youths rushing to exam centres to be on time as the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) went ahead with the conduct of preliminary exam for Gazetted Probationers’ posts for the year 2017-18 today. The exams were conducted despite opposition from some quarters over the conduct of the exam…
Candle light homage paid to Medical Corona Warriors
August 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Chapter of Indian Medical Association(IMA), in association with Karnataka Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) paid candle light homage to medical staff, who passed away while on COVID-19 duty, near the District Health Officer’s Office in Nazarbad here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, IMA Mysuru Chapter President Dr. Suresh Rudrappa expressed concern over…
India will get COVID-19 vaccine by year-end: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
August 24, 2020New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that if everything goes well, India would get a vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus by the end of this year. Three COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including two indigenous ones, are in different phases of development in India. Phase-one human clinical trials of the two indigenous COVID-19…
A Wounded Healer: The experience of a Covid doctor
August 24, 2020By Dr. Keerthana Rajkumar, MD, M.Sc (Cardiology) It was 2 pm on a hot and humid afternoon in Vellore. I was slightly late for my shift. Hustling through the hospital corridors, suddenly I felt uneasy. In my head I was going over the sequence in which I had to ‘don’ my PPE. My mother’s voice…
COVID warrior’s suicide: State-wide doctors’ strike called off
August 23, 2020To resume duty from tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: The State-wide protest by doctors over the suicide of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer Dr. S.R. Nagendra has been withdrawn following the decision by the State unit of Karnataka Government Medical Officers Association. The Mysuru unit of the Association too has withdrawn from the strike and doctors will report to…
Govt. issues oxygen therapy guidelines amid COVID-19 surge
August 23, 2020Bengaluru: Amid surge of Coronavirus cases in Karnataka, the State Health Department has recognised that unnecessary excessive oxygen therapy is being administered to patients, compelling it to issue guidelines on use of the gas, an official said yesterday. In the event of oxygen saturation level being greater than or equal to 94 percent in a…
Shooting of films, TV serials to resume
August 23, 2020New Delhi: Ever since the Coronavirus outbreak and imposed lockdown in the country, shootings of various films and television shows have been put on halt. After approximately three months, the shooting in certain States resumed keeping in mind all the necessary precautions. And now, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Prakash Javadekar this morning…
Yet another Swab Testing Centre opened at K.R. Constituency
August 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), another Swab Testing Centre has been opened at Karnataka Public School premises, behind Somani College in Kuvempunagar, which was launched by K.R. Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Ramdas said that this testing centre would be helpful for people of…
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