Bengaluru: With the Government announcing that physical classes for 1st to 5th standard will start from Oct.25, the Department of Public Instruction has issued the following guidelines: Schools must form batches of 15 to 20 students in each class and teach them. All teachers aged above 50 must mandatorily wear face shield while taking classes….
Mega Vaccination Drive begins
October 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the backdrop of primary schools reopening from Oct. 25 and in the wake of thousands of tourists descending on the city during this Dasara season, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) began a three-day mega vaccination drive in all its 65 wards. The drive began this morning with a booth-level strength of 325 members…
Schools to re-open for classes 1 to 5 from Oct. 25
October 19, 2021No decision yet on re-opening LKG and UKG Bengaluru: Schools will re-open for the students of classes 1 to 5 in Karnataka from Oct. 25, strictly adhering to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and SOPs issued by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education, the State Government said yesterday. However, a parental consent letter for physical classes…
Finally, vaccine for children
October 12, 2021Covaxin gets emergency approval for kids aged 2-18 years by Subject Expert Committee New Delhi: In a major gain, India’s indigenous COVID vaccine — Covaxin — has been approved for children aged 2-18 years by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) this noon. Covaxin has overall efficacy of 77.8 percent against COVID and 65.2 percent protection…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: October 11, 2021
October 11, 2021Mysuru reports 43 new COVID-19 positive cases, 48 discharges and 2 deaths today.
Primary Schools likely to reopen from Oct.16, says Minister
October 10, 2021Udupi: Even as children and parents eagerly await Government’s decision on re-opening of Primary Schools, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B.C. Nagesh said that classes from 1 to 5 are most likely to reopen from Oct.16. Speaking to presspersons at Udupi on Friday, he said that COVID test positivity rate is fast declining in…
It’s a battle fought inside hospitals, homes
October 10, 2021By Dr. Abhijeet Matha, Resident Doctor, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute Second wave of COVID dealt a bigger blow to Mysuru when compared to the first wave. A team of doctors from Mysore Medical College and Research Institute — senior-most medical faculty which includes Heads of Departments, Nodal Officers, RMOs along with Post-Graduate students,…
Breathing easy after COVID tsunami
October 10, 2021But pandemic has not petered out as yet; be on guard, warn doctors Every crisis has its heroes and the doctors and nurses of hospitals, especially Government Hospitals in Mysuru have won accolades for their selflessness and sacrifice in their relentless fight against COVID-19. While on one hand people are largely confined to their homes…
Air travel picks up
October 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Air travel bookings from Mysuru have gathered pace in the festive season offering hopes of a full revival for the sector battered by the COVID pandemic. Near-full occupancy trend started last month and now all the flights from Mysuru are taking off and landing with at least 60 to 65 passengers in a 72-seater…
MP launches Oxygen Generator Plant at Railway Hospital
October 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha inaugurated the newly installed Pressure Swing Adsorption 500 LPM (Litre per minute) Oxygen Generator Plant at the Divisional Railway Hospital, Yadavagiri, Mysuru, in the presence of Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division and other Senior officials of the Railways. The plant is built at…
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