Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. Chidambara addressing the doctors and medical staff at the Office of the District Health Officer in Nazarbad yesterday, during a training programme in connection with the new guidelines issued by the State Government on ‘home isolation’ of COVID positive persons.
Mysuru reports fresh 47 COVID-19 cases; total 528
July 7, 2020Mandya records first virus death Mysore/Mysuru: After reporting 45 COVID-19 positive cases yesterday (July 6) including three deaths, Mysuru again reported 47 cases this morning. With the latest figures, the number of people who have contracted the disease in Mysuru has reached 528, Health Department sources said. The latest rise in figures have to be…
MCC Main Office sealed for two days
July 7, 2020Health Section employee tests positive for COVID-19 Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Main Office on Sayyaji Rao Road has joined the list of various other Government Offices across the State to temporarily shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic. The city’s Civic Body was sealed down this morning after an employee of the Health Section…
14 more virus cases in Kodagu; DC orders closure of hotels, lodges and home stays
July 7, 2020Madikeri: Fourteen more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from Kodagu this morning. With this, the number of positive cases in the district has risen to 92. Ten patients have been cured and discharged from Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, the designated COVID Hospital at Madikeri. There are 82 active cases and one death has…
Three more die of COVID-19 in Mysuru; total deaths eight
July 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After recording five deaths till the evening of July 5, Mysuru reported three more deaths today (July 6) and all the three have been recorded in a single day. With the latest three cases, the total deaths in Mysuru has touched eight. This has been confirmed in the media bulletin released by the State…
Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish tests positive for COVID-19
July 6, 2020Mandya: Mandya Lok Sabha MP Sumalatha Ambarish tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, July 6. Confirming the same, she tweeted, “It (test result) is positive with very mild symptoms and I have been advised home treatment,” she confirmed. “I had developed mild symptoms of headache and throat irritation on Saturday, July 4. I decided to…
COVID-19 recovered woman instills confidence among public
July 6, 2020By Pavan Murthy Mysore/Mysuru: With the entire country engaged in battling the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, here is a story of a woman patient from Mysuru who recovered from the disease recently. At a time when most recovered patients,who most of the times carry with them a social stigma for having contracted the virus, refuse…
No mask, pay fine Rs. 200 in city; Rs. 100 in rural areas
July 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Do not head out of your homes without wearing a mask as the MCC and city Police have launched a joint operation to impose fines on people for not wearing masks. The spiralling COVID-19 cases and lack of safety sense among residents has forced authorities to take this step. A fine of Rs. 200…
10,100-bed COVID-care facility comes up in Bengaluru
July 6, 2020Bengaluru: A massive COVID-Care Centre with over 10,100 beds is set to be opened at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. It is set to be the largest COVID-Care Centre and will house COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Civic officials said the 10,100-bedded facility will be the country’s largest….
Virus-linked death: Kodagu DC to follow protocol
July 6, 2020Meets religious leaders; lists Standard Operating Procedures for dignified last rites of COVID-19 victims Madikeri: Following viral visuals of COVID-19 victims being denied dignity in death in some parts of the State, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has sought co-operation from various religious heads to conduct the last rites in a dignified manner and…
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