Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district has seen a total of 24,098 COVID positive cases, 112 deaths and 13,117 discharges of COVID patients from hospitals in 10 days from Apr. 27 (the day COVID Curfew was imposed). During the 10 days, the district saw the highest positive cases of 3,500 on Apr. 30, highest deaths of 18 on…
What we need to know about COVID-19 Vaccines
May 7, 2021By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy It was in March 2020 India took many harsh measures and enforced lockdowns which gradually reduced the incidence of Covid disease. As the country was feeling happy by the beginning of 2021, and slowly relaxed many restrictions, covid-19 disease has returned with greater fury and virulence. All over the world…
Minister seeks more oxygenated beds at JSS
May 7, 2021District Minister S.T. Somashekar called on Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji at the Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill yesterday and sought the Swamiji to provide more oxygenated bed facility at the JSS Hospital to treat COVID patients. The Minister was accompanied by MUDA H.V. Rajeev.
“We don’t want beds, just give us oxygen”
May 6, 2021Patients at K.R. Hospital avail treatment outside COVID Ward Mysore/Mysuru: Frantic calls for life-saving oxygen is becoming louder by the day as Mysuru grapples with a deepening COVID-19 crisis and dwindling medical supplies. In fact, at the State-run K.R. Hospital where more than 600 Coronavirus patients are being treated, patients who are eager to be…
New Tulsidas Hospital is now a COVID Health Centre
May 6, 2021Of the 100 beds, 70 to be oxygenated; admission only through District War Room Trial runs for 50 beds begin; facility to open for patients from next week Mysore/Mysuru: A 72-year-old maternity hospital — Seth Mohandas Tulsidas Hospital on JLB Road — has paved way for a high-tech 100-bed designated COVID Health Centre in city…
“First supply oxygen to Mysuru, then to other Districts”
May 6, 2021Minister tells oxygen manufacturing plants, refilling units Mysore/Mysuru: All medical oxygen manufacturing plants and refilling units have been strictly told to meet the demand of Mysuru District first and then to address demand from other districts, said Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. Speaking at a meeting held at MCC premises here this morning to…
Exhibition Grounds wholesale vegetable market to shut at 4 am
May 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Due to the surge in COVID cases and a 14-day COVID Curfew in place till the morning of May 12, the District Administration has ordered shutting down of the vegetable wholesale market at Dasara Exhibition Grounds at 4 am. Although Devaraja, Mandi and V.V.Markets in the heart of the city have been completely shut…
MP to head Task Force for streamlining supply of Oxygen and Remdesivir
May 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to streamline oxygen supplies to both Government and Private Hospitals in the district and to ensure that needy COVID patients get Remdesivir injections easily, a District-level Task Force headed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has been formed. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by District In-Charge…
Chamarajanagar tragedy was waiting to happen
May 6, 2021On Apr. 23, 30 oxygen cylinders were rushed from Kollegal to save patients at the nick of time Kollegal: Ten days before the Chamarajanagar tragedy occurred where 24 COVID-19 patients died at the District Hospital owing to lack of oxygen, the District was severely facing oxygen shortage and all appeals by doctors for oxygen replenishment…















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