Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent rush at vegetable market at Dasara Exhibition Grounds and also to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to decentralise the vegetable market to seven different locations in city and appoint officials in-charge of them. The markets will function from 6 pm today. The…
Lockdown in Mysuru: Migrant workers halt endless journey, finally get food and shelter
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Why does one leave his or her village or town? For better prospects, for a better life for themselves and their families perhaps right? So has been the case for many migrant labourers across the nation who have moved to cities with better infrastructure in search of jobs and better education and life for…
Combating COVID-19 in Mysuru: Frontline healthcare professionals need protection
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Healthcare staff including doctors, nurses and Class 4 workers in Mysuru have reiterated their demand for Personal Protection Equipment as they are on the frontline in containing the deadly COVID-19. All the positive cases of COVID-19 are admitted and treated in K.R. Hospital and District Hospital in the city. There is lack of PPEs…
Hospital staff face ‘social boycott’ from villagers
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: K.R. Hospital staff, especially D Group employees are facing a ‘social boycott’ from their native villagers fearing Coronavirus spread. D Group workers maintain cleanliness in the K.R. Hospital. When some of these workers returned to their native villages in Mysuru district after completing their daily duty, reportedly they were not allowed inside their villages…
Corona effect: People shun Govt. Hospital in Mandya while private clinics remain closed
March 31, 2020Mandya: As the Mandya District Administration has opened a separate screening and treatment centre inside the Government Hospital in Mandya, people suffering from other ailments have stopped going to the hospital itself fearing Coronavirus spread. Earlier, a large number of patients used to visit Mandya Government Hospital every day, but now, due to the fear…
Mysuru Zoo shut due to Coronavirus, but the animals still need care
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when caring for one’s self and maintaining social distance, not stepping out of the house have become the needs of the hour, here is a true example of the human species going beyond the call of duty to care and tend for the animals and birds at Mysuru Zoo, feeding them…
Two more positive cases take total to 14 in Mysuru; State records 98
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been recorded in Mysuru taking the total of positive cases to 14. Of the total positive cases, 12 are from Nanjangud alone. “P95 and P96 are declared positive in Mysuru. They are contacts of P52 from Jubilant Generics in Nanjangud. Contact tracing and quarantining them is underway. The…
Nanjangud is a ‘Cluster Case’: Mysuru DC
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “With 10 cases of Coronavirus confirmed from Nanjangud, the temple town has been identified as ‘Cluster Case’ as per the guidelines of Central Containment Plan and the whole town is under strict vigil,” said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar. Addressing reporters, the DC said, “10 employees of Jubilant Generics Ltd. have tested positive…
Nanjangud infected person had no foreign travel history
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The person who has been infected by the killer Coronavirus had no history of foreign travel. “The first positive case of the deadly virus from Nanjangud was detected in a man employed at Jubilant Factory. He has no history of foreign travel and the district health officials are trying to locate his source of…
You are exposing children to virus: Mysuru Police
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: PM Modi has announced nationwide lockdown till Apr. 14 due to widespread of Coronavirus in the country. However, many people in Mysuru are still roaming shamelessly on the roads unnecessarily. In an effort to convince such persons, Devaraja Police have been stopping two-wheeler riders in K.R. Circle and pleaded them with folded hands. Police…
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