Mysore/Mysuru: In what could be a major breakthrough in advanced COVID testing, scientists of University of Mysore (UoM) have come up with a new COVID detection kit with an accuracy rate as high as above 90 percent. Announcing this at a press meet at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri here this morning, Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Distinguished…
Bengaluru: Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar on Friday said that over 3 crore COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the State since the pandemic broke out last year. ‘’Karnataka has cumulatively conducted 3,01,49,275 COVID- 19 tests till Wednesday since March 8, 2020, when the pandemic broke out in the State,’’ Dr….
Chamarajanagar: Without mincing words, Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi warned that strict action will be initiated against those private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics which will treat patients with the symptoms of fever, cough, breathlessness and cold without subjecting them to COVID test. Addressing a meeting of doctors of private hospitals here yesterday, he asked…
Mysore/Mysuru: Serpentine queues are witnessed at various RT-PCR testing sites in city in the wake of ever-increasing Corona positive cases and deaths in district. The panicked public are standing in long queues in front of Town Hall, near Chikka Gadiyara (Dufferin Clock Tower) and Makkala Koota since morning to get themselves tested. People are coming…
Bengaluru: A fine of Rs. 20 lakh has been imposed on Government and Private Laboratories for delay in uploading results of COVID-19 tests, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. These figures were shared by Shalini Rajneesh, State Nodal Head, In-Charge of COVID Testing, at a meeting convened by the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Along with the team of doctors, frontline workers and healthcare staff, who are working to minimise the devastating impact of COVID-19 pandemic, there is a dedicated team of lab technicians who are collecting samples for RT-PCR tests at over 10 points in city. Among the swab-collection centres across Mysuru city, the centre located at…
Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan suggests to ramp up testing Government willing to supply medicines in bulk Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District is still in ‘Red Zone’ due to unchecked cases of Corona positive cases and mortality rate and it is the responsibility of everyone to check this pandemic at any cost, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task…
Dy. CM chairs Mysuru District Officers meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Instructions have been given to conduct Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and RT-PCR tests in all Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the District to check the growth of COVID-19 pandemic, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Committee Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He was speaking to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Five residents of Kukkarahalli area tested positive for COVID-19 during free testing held here on Sunday under the leadership of Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra. As per request by the MLA, the Health Department had organised a free RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for residents of Kukkarahalli during which five persons tested positive in RAT and…
From 7,500, testing cut to 3,500; people continue to queue-up RT-PCR testing centres Mysore/Mysuru: While Mysuru’s daily COVID-19 data bulletin over the past couple of days shows that the number of fresh cases has been falling, experts say that the number of fresh cases are falling because there has been a drastic fall in the…
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