Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints that oximeters, which are not in accordance with the rule were being sold at exorbitant rates at medical shops in city, a team of officials from the Legal Metrology Department conducted raids on various medical stores in city recently. Legal Metrology Department officials K.M. Mahadevaswamy and Sumarani conducted raids and have registered…
‘I have ensured that there is no shortage of Oxygen and Remdesivir in the district’
May 14, 2021A week after he was appointed by District In-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar as In-Charge of Task Force on Medical Oxygen and Remdesivir injection supplies in the District, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has maintained that there is not even a single complaint on any lapses in the distribution of these two vital medical requirements. In a…
Mysuru District COVID-19 War Room Report: May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021COVID-19 Positive Cases Analysis of Mysuru District as on 13/05/2021 | 8:00 PM.
21 more COVID Mitras soon
May 13, 2021Officials inspect facilities; demarcate areas for Green Zone and Red Zone Mysore/Mysuru: Following good response to ‘COVID Mitra’ Centres launched at several medical facilities in Mysuru recently, the District Administration is all set to open 21 more ‘COVID Mitras’ at various Primary Health Centres (PHCs) within city limits, said Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri. The ‘COVID…
Tired of parroting…
May 13, 2021Doctors find novel way to convey vaccine availability and eligibility Srirangapatna: Taluk Health Officer Dr. N.K. Venkatesh is wearing a small placard stating “Covaxin is unavailable. Covishield is available for 18-44 and also for 45 years and above, only second dose.” There has been a mad rush of people at the Hospital to take the…
12-15 week gap for Covishield vaccine, No change for Covaxin: Govt. Panel
May 13, 2021New Delhi: The gap between two doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine can be increased to 12-16 weeks, a Government panel recommended today, according to a report. No changes were suggested for Covaxin which remains at four to six weeks. The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization also said pregnant women can choose their vaccine…
State to suspend vaccination for 18 to 44 age groups from tomorrow
May 13, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has announced that it would temporarily suspend anti-COVID vaccination for people aged 18 to 44 from tomorrow (May 14). “This order will be applicable for COVID vaccination at all Government COVID vaccination centres in the State,” a note issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare yesterday read. This includes…
Vaccine supply chain needs a booster shot
May 13, 2021People voluntarily queue up before vaccination centres but there is no stock Mysore/Mysuru: During a hearing in the High Court on May 11, Karnataka High Court observed that “the situation regarding availability of vaccines in Karnataka is very disturbing.” Even as the State Government is struggling to ensure vaccination due to delay in delivery from…
Bengalureans flock to smaller cities like Mysuru to get jabs
May 13, 2021They are legally allowed to book slots anywhere in Karnataka: Experts Mysore/Mysuru: In what can be termed as ‘vaccine migration,’ many people, especially tech-savvy youths, from Bengaluru are booking vaccine slots on CoWin App in neighbouring districts of Mysuru, Mandya and Ramanagara where there are Taluk Hospitals and have slots open. This has, however, resulted…
Chamarajanagar tragedy due to oxygen shortage: HC Panel
May 13, 2021Toll could be more than 24, says Committee in its report to Karnataka High Court Slackness, callousness and mismanagement of oxygen supplies led to loss of precious lives Bengaluru: The three-member Committee of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority appointed by the Karnataka High Court (HC) to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy stated in its…
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