New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a 12-member National Task Force to streamline and ensure the “effective and transparent” allocation of liquid medical oxygen on a “scientific, rational and equitable basis” to States and Union Territories fighting COVID-19. The Apex Court had expressed its dissatisfaction at the Centre’s earlier “oxygen-for-bed” formula. This “rough-and-ready”…
Involve medicos for COVID service with caution: Expert tells Govt.
May 9, 2021Bengaluru: All the required medical consumables needed for the health workers should be supplied uniformly across all the hospitals before roping in medical students for COVID-19 duty, opined Dr. N. K.Venkataramana, a noted Neurologist. The call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rope in medical students and interns was a welcome step, but before deploying…
Minister Somashekar promises Rs.1 lakh personal relief to families of COVID dead
May 9, 2021Bengaluru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar, who represents Yeshwanthpur Assembly segment in Bengaluru city, said that he will be donating Rs. 1 lakh as personal relief to the family of every person who has died of COVID in his Constituency. Speaking to presspersons after Adichunchanagiri Mutt Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji inaugurated the relief distribution programme at…
Food packets distributed to the poor and needy
May 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since COVID Curfew was announced, Devaraja Market Traders Association, in a bid to ward off hunger of the poor and the needy, have been distributing food packets across the city. The members of Devaraja Market Traders Association, headed by Association President Devaraju distributed food packets to poor people near K.R. Hospital, Mysore Railway…
Former CM to donate 100 oxygen cylinders, 10,000 masks in Mandya
May 9, 2021Mandya: In an effort to combat the COVID crisis in his native district Mandya, former CM S.M. Krishna has come forward to donate 100 jumbo oxygen cylinders and 10,000 masks. In a statement released yesterday, former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said, “Mandya district is facing a huge scarcity of oxygen cylinders. The associates of…
United Breweries donates 200 beds and bed sheets
May 9, 2021Nanjangud: United Breweries Ltd. and Credit-i institution donated 200 beds and bed sheets for the benefit of COVID-19 patients being treated in Nanjangud hospitals yesterday. Speaking to press persons yesterday, Tahsildar Mohan Kumari said, “Due to increased number of infected patients, we are facing shortage of oxygen and other medical equipments. We had requested industrial…
Former MLA launches COVID Helplines, distributes kits
May 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar in association with Sujeev Seva Samsthe will be distributing free medicine kits for COVID positive patients in K.R. Constituency. Addressing a press conference at his Office this morning, Somashekar said, “The State Government has now imposed curfew to contain the spread of pandemic. In an effort to help those who have…
Govt. to install CCTV camera in all Hospitals across Karnataka
May 9, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has ordered to install CCTV cameras in all District and Taluk-level Hospitals including ICU Wards across the State. In an order issued by the Health Department, it was instructed to all the Hospital administrations to take serious measures in the installation of the CCTV cameras including in the ICU Wards by May…
COVID positive report not mandatory to get hospitalised
May 9, 2021New Delhi: Amid massive surge in Coronavirus cases, the Union Health Ministry yesterday revised the national policy for admission of COVID patients to various categories of COVID facilities. “This patient-centric measure aims to ensure prompt, effective and comprehensive treatment of patients suffering from COVID-19,” the Centre said. The official statement stated that as per the…
Mysuru District COVID-19 War Room Report: May 8, 2021
May 8, 2021COVID-19 Positive Cases Analysis of Mysuru District as on 08/05/2021 | 8:00 PM.















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