Bengaluru: Increased screen time during COVID-19 pandemic has led to an alarming rise in squint eye cases and myopia (nearsightedness) progression among children. There has been five times year-on-year increase in the number of acute onset comitant esotropia in the last two years of the pandemic. The onset and progression of myopia and squint eyes…
COVID guidelines: Minister inspects schools, colleges
August 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who visited various Government educational institutions yesterday, inspected the COVID-19 preventive steps being taken at the institutions and instilled confidence among the students to attend classes without fear. Somashekar, who first visited Maharani’s PU College on N.S. Road, enquired the well-being of the students, who expressed happiness about the commencement…
Govt. revises Covid-19 testing strategy
August 26, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar on Wednesday said the State Government has revised Covid-19 testing strategy to tackle possible third wave of the virus. Speaking to mediapersons here, Dr. Sudhakar said, “As per the revised strategy, the testing target has been raised to 1.75 lakhs for each district. Of the overall testing, 10…
Mysuru District COVID-19 War Room Report: August 25, 2021
August 25, 2021COVID-19 Positive Cases Analysis of Mysuru District as on 25/08/2021 | 7:30 PM.
WFH now stands for ‘Work From Hills’
August 24, 2021After being cooped up inside, professionals break the monotony of indoor existence One of the positive sides of COVID pandemic is that it has given the flexibility to professionals to Work From Home (WFH) avoiding meeting people while in transit to their offices and also ‘Work From Hills’, amidst nature. Many professionals, especially from the…
‘Personnel at Bavali border take money to allow people without RT-PCR report’
August 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath has accused the personnel at Bavali check-post on the border of Karnataka and Kerala of taking money to allow people from across the State without RT-PCR negative report. Addressing a news conference here yesterday, he said the Case Positivity Rate (CPR) was very high in Kerala resulting in high Corona…
Attempt to enter Karnataka using fake RT-PCR report: H.D. Kote Police arrest three Keralites
August 23, 2021H.D. Kote: H.D. Kote Police have arrested two persons for attempting to enter Karnataka State using fake RT-PCR report and have also arrested another person who had prepared the fake test report. On Saturday, two persons from Kerala, who came to Bavali check-post in Karnataka-Kerala border, produced the fake RTP-CR reports to enter into Karnataka…
Govt. to bear expenses of black fungus treatment till patients recover: CM
August 23, 2021Vijayapura: The State Government will bear the entire cost of treatment of patients afflicted with black fungus till their recovery, announced Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said the cases of black fungus (Mucormycosis, commonly called black fungus), were on decline. The Government was aware of the fact that those patients…
Mysuru District COVID-19 War Room Report: August 22, 2021
August 22, 2021COVID-19 Positive Cases Analysis of Mysuru District as on 22/08/2021 | 7:30 PM.
Parent consent must for physical classes
August 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As high schools and PU colleges are all set to open partially for in-person classes from tomorrow (Aug. 23), the State Government has asked institutions to obtain mandatory consent letter from parents allowing their children to attend physical classes from ninth standard till second PUC. From tomorrow, physical classes will begin for half-a-day in…
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