Tag: COVID-19

City Law Courts closed again for two days
COVID-19, News

City Law Courts closed again for two days

July 23, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Just a few days after the City Law Courts resumed functioning following a recent shutdown (July 8 and 9) after a practicing advocate tested positive for COVID-19, both the City Courts —  District Law Courts Complex and Malalawadi Court Complex (behind Apollo Hospital)  —  have been closed for two days (July 22 and 23)…

Bubonic Plague and  birth of a composer
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Bubonic Plague and birth of a composer

July 23, 2020

By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist Killer plague had attacked Mysuru when ‘Saraswathi Vilasa Karnataka Nataka Sabha’ Drama Company was at its height My previous article on the plague of 1896 published in these columns on April 1 ‘When Bubonic Plague hit Mysore State in 1896’ received an overwhelming response and was shared by many on the…

Sale of N-95 mask with valves to be restricted
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Sale of N-95 mask with valves to be restricted

July 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Following a letter to the Principal Secretaries of Health and Medical Education of States by Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) asking public not to use N-95 masks with valved respirators, the State Government is preparing to issue an order asking all medical stores not to sell such masks. This order will apply to Mysuru…

COVID Care facility at Bangalore Intl. Exhibition Centre incomplete, says Siddharamaiah
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COVID Care facility at Bangalore Intl. Exhibition Centre incomplete, says Siddharamaiah

July 22, 2020

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday alleged that the newly-built 10,100 bed COVID Care Centre at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on Tumakuru Road did not have adequate number of staff and facilities like water supply, drainage and toilets.  “BIEC Centre is too little, too late. The delay in setting up of the COVID-19…

State Govt. hikes salaries of doctors and nurses
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State Govt. hikes salaries of doctors and nurses

July 22, 2020

Slashes cost of COVID-19 testing in Private Labs MBBS doctors working on contract basis to get Rs. 80,000 per month Government releases Rs. 500 crore for COVID-19 management Rs. 2,000 for Government referred cases and Rs. 3,000 for self-reporting cases in Private Labs Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has stated that the Government…

MCC continues sanitisation drive
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MCC continues sanitisation drive

July 22, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of rising number of COVID-19 cases and as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of infection, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up sanitisation drive across city.  Civic workers will be fumigating and spraying sodium hypochlorite solution in Vijayanagar 3rd and 4th Stages, Shanthaveri Gopalagowdanagar, Lal Bahaddur Shastrinagar, Lalithadrinagar,…

‘Centre must take over Private Hospitals for two years’
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‘Centre must take over Private Hospitals for two years’

July 22, 2020

Hassan: The Central Government should take over all Private Hospitals for a period of two years, for conducting free health screening and treatment, in the wake of the alarming increase in Covid cases, said social activist Mari Joseph.  In a press conference here, on Tuesday, Joseph opined that the Central Government should have been cautious…

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