Tag: COVID-19

No COVID-19 cases reported in the district: DHO
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No COVID-19 cases reported in the district: DHO

March 12, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Even as COVID-19 cases are rising across the country, Mysuru DHO (District Health Officer) Dr. Venkatesh said that no Coronavirus cases have been reported so far from anywhere in the district. Taking part in the monthly KDP (Karnataka Development Programme) Progress Review Meeting  at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Office here yesterday, Dr. Venkatesh said…

No Bird Flu in City: Nagendra
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No Bird Flu in City: Nagendra

March 12, 2020

MLA inspects Kukkarahalli and Hebbal Lakes; Metagalli Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the authorities have taken appropriate measures to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in city, the sudden death of 15 chicken at Metagalli and the death of two cranes near Hebbal Lake in city outskirts on Tuesday has created worry for the citizens.  In this regard, Chamaraja MLA…

Shortage of protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide: WHO
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Shortage of protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide: WHO

March 11, 2020

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) – caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse – is putting lives at risk from the new Coronavirus and other infectious diseases.  Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment to protect…

COVID-19: No holiday for Schools in District
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COVID-19: No holiday for Schools in District

March 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Karnataka reported its first COVID-19 case in Bengaluru yesterday and with the State Government announcing a week-long holiday (Mar.10 to 17) for classes from Pre-Nursery to 5th standard in BBMP and Bengaluru Rural District limits, the Education authorities in Mysuru said there will be no such holiday in the district. Speaking to…

Shuka Vana, Bonsai Garden at Ganapathy Ashram temporarily closed
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Shuka Vana, Bonsai Garden at Ganapathy Ashram temporarily closed

March 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Shuka Vana’ (Parrot Park) in the sprawling Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram in city has been temporarily closed from today (Mar. 9) until further notice as precautionary measure following COVID-19,   Ashram authorities said. They said that the Park will be closed due to threat of spread of coronavirus. This is for the first…

Tanveer Sait urges State to shut schools, colleges
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Tanveer Sait urges State to shut schools, colleges

March 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Congress MLA and former Minister Tanveer Sait has urged the State Government to declare a holiday to schools and colleges as precautionary measure amid COVID-19 scare. In a letter written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and to Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Suresh Kumar yesterday, he said that there is no time…

Poultry industry feels the pinch as prices fall
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Poultry industry feels the pinch as prices fall

March 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 and bird flu scare have sent prices of poultry products plummeting with the bird meat being sold for as low as Rs. 110 per kg in Mysuru. “The sales have gone down drastically and we cannot return the chicken to farms, therefore we are forced to sell them at cheaper prices,” said V….

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