New Delhi: India has approved Merck’s COVID-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use. The emergency approvals come at a time when measures are being taken to ramp up oxygen supplies and strengthen the country’s health infrastructure. Molnupiravir will be manufactured in India by 13 companies for restricted use under emergency situations for treatment…
MCC undertakes survey to identify beneficiaries for Government compensation Mysore/Mysuru: Of the 1,200 people who have succumbed to COVID-19 in the city, families of over 300 victims have not been traced till now. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had conducted door-to-door surveys to trace the family members but surveyors were able to trace only 900-odd…
To enforce COVID-appropriate behaviour in crowded places Mysore/Mysuru: To counter the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Mysuru City Police need volunteers who will help the administration to enforce COVID-appropriate behaviour. These volunteers will spread awareness on norms among the general public in crowded areas. For this purpose, the City Police has introduced…
Bengaluru: With reports of elderly citizens facing hardships in their homes due to negligence by junior members of the family or due to lack of facilities at their homes, the State Government has planned to re-open Day Care Centres for the elderly, which were shut down following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic last year. Following…
People from Mysuru, Bengaluru head to Kodagu; Home Stays report full occupancy Mysore/Mysuru: In the busiest days of the year for the hospitality industry, hotels, pubs, resorts, clubs and bars have been forced to keep things low-key for the second year in a row. They have to observe a subdued New Year’s eve as the…
Mysuru reports 6 new COVID-19 positive cases, 13 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Booster dose for seniors with comorbidities from Jan. 10 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced yesterday that teenagers in the 15-18 age group would be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and frontline & health workers and senior citizens above the age of 60 with comorbidities on the advice of doctors would be eligible for a…
New Delhi: With eight percent increase in fresh Covid-19 infections in the country, the Centre on Saturday decided to deploy multi-disciplinary teams to 10 States identified with surge in Omicron numbers, apart from continued rise in Covid-19 cases and slow vaccination pace. These Central teams will help add teeth to the efforts of the States…
Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association questions the conduct of Flower Show at Palace Mysuru:The Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association has questioned the rationale behind permitting the Flower Show at Mysore Palace from Dec. 25 to Jan. 2 amidst the Omicron scare and at a time when the State Government has imposed restrictions on hotels for New Year’s…
No need for people to panic, says District Health Officer DC to hold meeting as series of year-end events lined up Mysore/Mysuru: The first case of Omicron, the latest variant of the Coronavirus, has been confirmed in Mysuru by the District Health Office. A nine-year-old child, who came to Bengaluru along with her parents on…
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