Tag: COVID-19

Finally, vaccine for children
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Finally, vaccine for children

October 12, 2021

Covaxin 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…

Primary Schools likely to reopen from Oct.16, says Minister
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Primary Schools likely to reopen from Oct.16, says Minister

October 10, 2021

Udupi: 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
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It’s a battle fought inside hospitals, homes

October 10, 2021

By 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
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Breathing easy after COVID tsunami

October 10, 2021

But 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
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Air travel picks up

October 8, 2021

Mysore/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
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MP launches Oxygen Generator Plant at Railway Hospital

October 8, 2021

Mysore/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…

DDPI urges Health Department to conduct RT-PCR test for School students
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DDPI urges Health Department to conduct RT-PCR test for School students

October 6, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent COVID-19 virus from spreading among School children, Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Ramachandra Raje Urs has urged the Health Department officials to conduct RT-PCR test for students in the district. Speaking to SOM, the DDPI said that classes from sixth to tenth standards have already begun and as…

Border Knot!
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Border Knot!

October 6, 2021

Couple gets married at Kodagu-Kerala border as groom not allowed to cross into Karnataka amid COVID curbs Kushalnagar: When COVID restrictions made it difficult for a Kerala groom to travel to Kodagu along with his relatives to fetch his bride, the bride did the next best thing — she along with her family brought the…

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