Mysore/Mysuru: Sufficient stock of medicines to treat COVID and Omicron patients have started arriving in Mysuru as tenders have been called and even the infrastructure has been scaled up to face any eventuality in the wake of the first Omicron case being reported in Mysuru. Even if the cases mount, there will not be a…
Rising Omicron and COVID-19 cases: State orders curbs on New Year’s eve celebrations
December 22, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government yesterday announced restrictions on public celebrations of New Year’s eve in the wake of rising cases of Omicron and COVID-19 in the State. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said restrictions would be in place from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, 2022. “The mass gatherings at any place across the State for new…
No buyers for bamboo cribs and stars despite price cut
December 21, 2021Omicron scare: Govt. guidelines for Christmas, New Year celebrations awaited By S. Kenneth Shishir Mysore/Mysuru: Though Christmas decorations in houses is incomplete without a crib and stars, bamboo weavers at Bamboo Bazaar on New Sayyaji Rao Road say there are no buyers for cribs and stars despite slashing the prices this year. The bamboo weavers,…
Karnataka’s vaccination drive inching closer to 100 percent: Health Minister Dr. Sudhakar
December 21, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka’s vaccination drive is inching closer to 100 percent, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said. First dose coverage in the State has reached 96.26 percent, making Karnataka No. 1 State in the country, he tweeted. As much as 73 percent of the State population has received double vaccination, which has made Karnataka No.3 State…
Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron: Expert
December 20, 2021Washington: Christmas travel will increase the spread of Omicron variant, even among the fully vaccinated, said Anthony Fauci, top US infectious disease expert. “There’s no doubt about this, [Omicron] has an extraordinary capability of spreading,” he said on Sunday. He also warned that the next few weeks will put severe pressure on hospitals as the…
Vaccination: Mysuru lags behind despite efforts
December 19, 202190,082 remaining to get first dose; 5,83,184 yet to take second jab 40,043 doses wasted in Mysuru, DHO claims number is negligible Mysore/Mysuru: Only five districts in Karnataka have achieved 100 percent vaccination of first dose for the entire population so far. As per the data released by the Health and Family Welfare Department last…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: December 18, 2021
December 18, 2021Mysuru reports 14 new COVID-19 positive cases, 17 discharges and 1 death today.
Karnataka 3rd State to cross 70% second dose vaccination coverage
December 16, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka has crossed 70 percent second dose vaccination coverage and became the third State in the country to do so. “Karnataka today crossed 70% second dose vaccination coverage! Only the third major State in the country to do so!” Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar tweeted on Tuesday. Karnataka is also Number One State in…
National Pharmacy Week in city: Role of Pharmacists during Covid-19 pandemic lauded
December 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An initiative of Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), National Pharmacy Week (NPW) is a channel to create awareness among the general public about the profession of Pharmacist and the role he plays to make a healthier India. The theme for this year is “Pharmacist: An Integral Part of Healthcare.” The major focus of NPW celebrations…
Omicron threat: Night curfew in districts with high COVID positivity rate
December 12, 2021New Delhi: Is India heading for another lockdown amid the spread of the more infectious Omicron variant in some parts of the country? It may be a little too early to make any such comment but as of now, the country will witness more curbs including night curfews in districts recording high COVID-19 positivity rates…
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