Mysore/Mysuru: Twenty days after boycotting work and seeking fulfilment of their various demands, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers, who are among the frontline warriors in the Government’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, called off their strike and returned to work on Thursday. The ASHA workers were on strike since July 10. The…
A Medley of Covid Comedies!
July 31, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD As we have all been seeing over the past five months, all writings and discussions about the global Covid-19 pandemic have been of a very grim and serious nature without any exceptions. And, it is understandably so too as we have so far not received any heartening or even…
430 COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru in a single day; 9 deaths
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a steep spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases, Mysuru reported 430 Coronavirus infections on the evening of July 30. This is the highest so far. Nine deaths have been reported and 70 patients have been discharged today. With 430 cases in a single day, Mysuru has stood second in State today…
CET begins: 10,368 students write exam in Mysuru district
July 30, 2020In a first, exams held at Taluk Headquarters Students’ body temperature checked before entering examination hall Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Common Entrance Test (CET)-2020 for admission to Under-Graduate Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pharmacy and other professional courses (barring Medical and Dental courses) in Karnataka, began today at 26 centres across the district, including 20 in the…
Hotels as COVID Care Centres
July 30, 2020Win-win for business-starved Hotels and patients who do not have Home Isolation facilities Five-star Hotels and Resorts also open doors Mysore/Mysuru: Space is critical to surviving the pandemic. With a lot of homes not having enough room to isolate COVID-positive patients, hotels are offering rooms on their premises to be converted into exclusive COVID Care…
Gym, Yoga classes opening in Mysuru from Aug. 5
July 30, 2020Will wait for State guidelines, say DC, Police Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: With the Centre bringing cheer for gym owners, fitness enthusiasts and Yoga Schools by allowing them to operate from Aug. 5 as part of its Unlock 3.0 guidelines issued yesterday, the Mysuru District Administration and the Police have decided to wait for the guidelines from…
COVID-19 effect: All operation theatres of K.R. Hospital shut
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the city’s biggest Hospital, the K.R. Hospital turning into a COVID treatment Hospital, all the Operation Theatres (OT) of the Hospital have been closed temporarily. As a result the poor patients, who look up to this Hospital which is popularly called as ‘Doddaspatre’ for their health care, are put to a lot of…
Out of State returnees cannot be forced to stay in hotels: DC
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has dropped the policy of hotel quarantine for returnees from other States. Instead, the returnees are being asked to be in home quarantine for two weeks. “Earlier, there was a system of mandatory hotel quarantine to all those who return from other States. We have dropped the policy since two weeks…
Mysuru district sees 200 new COVID positive cases, reports five deaths on July 29
July 30, 2020Mandya reports 70 fresh cases, Kodagu reports eight and Chamarajanagar sees 20 new cases Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district reported 200 new COVID positive cases yesterday bringing the total number of positive cases to 3,583, according to the media bulletin received last evening. As many as 1,145 patients have been discharged so far including 134 patients yesterday…
MLA asks party workers to don the role of Corona Warriors
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With people put to a lot of hardship due to the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, NR MLA Tanveer Sait has asked Congress party workers to take up the role of Corona Warriors in fighting for the cause of the people. Addressing party workers at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here…
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