Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration is exploring the option of opening COVID-19 sample test centres in all Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in city as the infection rate is showing a northward trend. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. R. Venkatesh told reporters during an event at his office in Nazarbad yesterday that throat swab samples will…
Mysore/Mysuru: Days after a Health Section employee tested positive for the deadly COVID-19, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is gearing up for establishing a special care centre for its employees as five of its staff, including a Health Inspector and a case worker, have tested positive. The MCC is also awaiting the Lab reports of…
Mysore/Mysuru: As a precautionary measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the district administration has banned the entry of devotees to Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill and Tripura Sundari Amma Temple at Uttanahalli in the taluk on July 10, 13, 14 and 17. In an order issued on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar…
Mysuru: One of the chain-links in the State’s battle against the deadly COVID-19 seemed to have broken today, as ASHA workers, who are among the frontline warriors, boycotted work and began an indefinite Statewide stir seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included payment of monthly honorarium of Rs.12,000. Pointing out that there are…
Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC Main Office on Sayyaji Rao road, which was shutdown on Tuesday after a staff tested COVID-19 positive and the District Law Courts Complex and the New Court Complex at Malalawadi in Jayanagar, which were shut on Wednesday after an advocate tested positive, will re-open on Monday. MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde said that…
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…
DC 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…
Remembering 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…
Mysore/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…
COVID 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…
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