Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace has been shut for three days for visitors from today (July 10) as a public health safety measure, after a Camel caretaker working in the Palace tested COVID-19 positive. The entire Palace premises is being sanitised and disinfected. Saturday and Sunday are usual holidays and today’s shutdown means, the Palace will…
Safaris, resorts in Bandipur, Nagarahole out of bounds
July 10, 2020DC appeals elected reps, public not to organise events to contain virus spread Mysore/Mysuru: A sudden spike in COVID-19 positive cases has forced the Mysuru District Administration to direct authorities of the tiger reserves and accommodation facilities to suspend their activities in H.D. Kote and Hunsur taluks. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar’s order applies to…
Outreach by Activism
July 10, 2020Remembering two NGOs who did significant outreaching during Covid-19 in and around Mysuru By A.S. Dasan Charitable and sensitising social outreaches can be powerful positive statements in times of pain and anguish faced by the citizenry, especially the powerless masses of a nation like India. They instil hope with a soothing sense of optimism that there…
Mysuru reports 180 COVID-19 positive cases in three days; 69 cases today
July 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On Wednesday July 8, Mysuru reported 59 COVID-19 positive cases. Yesterday, July 9, 52 positive cases were reported and today, July 10, 69 cases have been reported. Since the last three days, a total of 180 cases have been recorded. With today’s 69 cases, the active cases will go up to 358. The cumulative…
Contact Tracing intensified
July 9, 2020COVID contact tracing teams track 14-day movement of patients through mobile phone call records By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Karnataka on the rise, the State Government has restructured its strategy to fight the pandemic with enhanced contact tracing, more oxygen beds, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities and ventilators. Many…
Citing losses, KSRTC Bus Stand hotels shut down across State
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding total waiver of rent till December on account of severe loss of business due to COVID-19 pandemic, Hotels, Restaurants, Bakeries and other eateries functioning from KSRTC Bus Stands across the State, have shut down indefinitely with effect from today. Following a call from Bengaluru-based Federation of KSRTC (including BMTC, NWKRTC & NEKRTC) Bus…
CM to decide on complete weekends lockdown tomorrow
July 9, 2020Bengaluru: With Corona positive cases rising alarmingly across the State, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has convened a meeting of Union Ministers representing the State and MPs at the Palace Grounds in the State Capital tomorrow morning (July 10), to discuss on extending Sunday total lockdown to Saturday as well. Presiding over a Cabinet meeting here…
Dead body shifted from one village to another for last rites
July 9, 2020Suspected COVID death: Cremation refused as villagers insist on lab report One village finally agrees to cremate outside its boundaries Mandya: Fear is robbing the dead of dignity. While there are many reports of many COVID Hospitals in cities and care homes abandoning and even leaving the dead on beds amid the Coronavirus pandemic, such…
Covid-recovered patient says… Stay positive and be patient
July 9, 2020Virus-infected-and-cured senior citizen says one must be physically, mentally and emotionally strong to beat the disease Mysore/Mysuru: The outbreak of Coronavirus has diagnosed more than a crore patients worldwide. Soon, the number of cases is going to exceed in the coming days. It is estimated that the Coronavirus is going to affect 60 percent to…
At COVID-19 awareness programme: Ramdas calls for making Mysuru Coronavirus free
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KR Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas, who has launched an awareness programme in his assembly segment about the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, has called upon the people to make Mysuru free of the virus. On the second day of his awareness programme on Wednesday, Ramdas met several residents in J.P. Nagar and educated them about the…
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