Geneva: It is not yet clear whether the Omicron COVID-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants including Delta, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. WHO, on Sunday said that it’s not yet clear whether Omicron is more easily spread from person to person compared to other variants, even…
State ramps up curbs amidst Omicron fears
November 28, 2021Daily testing targets increased from 60,000 to 80,000 63 students from two nursing colleges in Mysuru test positive Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government has decided to implement a slew of stringent precautionary measures amid rise in COVID-19 cases and concerns over new Coronavirus strain Omicron. The Government has intensified screening of international passengers at airports and…
PM Modi holds meet on COVID variant Omicron
November 27, 2021Karnataka to strictly follow ‘Test-Track Treat-Vaccinate’ principle New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top officials this morning via video-conferencing to review the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr. V.K. Paul, the chief of the country’s…
Radisson Blu honours its COVID heroes
November 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Radisson Blu Plaza, one of the most reputed hotels in Mysuru, honoured members of their workforce for their selfless contribution during the pandemic- induced lockdown early last year at an event in the hotel recently. Select members of the hotel’s workforce team had come forward voluntarily, locked themselves inside the hotel for months and…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: November 17, 2021
November 17, 2021Mysuru reports 21 new COVID-19 positive cases, 13 discharges and 1 death today.
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021Mysuru reports 19 new COVID-19 positive cases, 19 discharges and 0 deaths today.
COVID Death Relief: DC issues guidelines to apply
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Months after the Government declared that the Centre would give Rs. 50,000 and the State Rs. 1 lakh for bereaved family members of COVID-dead, the District Administration has set out guidelines for seeking COVID death relief. According to the guidelines issued by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, the family members of the working…
COVID Death Relief: Applicable to both BPL & APL Cardholders
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “There is no age limit to seek Centre’s COVID Death Relief of Rs. 50,000 and the relief is applicable to family members of both Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) Cards,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. B.S. Manjunathaswamy. Speaking to SOM, he clarified that families of COVID-dead persons can apply…
893 people killed, 3,781 injured in road accidents since two years in Mysuru District
November 16, 2021Checking of vehicles was suspended for some days due to COVID Mysore/Mysuru: Though Mysuru district was under lockdown for several days during 2020 and early 2021, the number of road accidents had not decreased. During the above period, as many as 893 people were killed and 3,781 people had sustained injuries in road accidents in…
Hotels, shops sport vaccination status
November 16, 2021To promote safe business practices Mysore/Mysuru: After the killer second wave of the pandemic, many hotels and business establishments in the city have rolled out a new feature to show the fully vaccinated status of staff. This is to assure customers that they are safe as all staff manning the units were fully vaccinated and…















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