Mysore/Mysuru: Considering complaints that symptomatic, asymptomatic and mildly-symptomatic COVID-19 patients are not strictly following home isolation guidelines, the Mysuru District Administration has decided to shift such patients from their houses to the COVID Care Centres. By violating guidelines, these infected persons are spreading the disease to family members and community. Several home isolated patients are…
No home isolation for COVID positive in rural areas, urban slums
May 16, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has decided not to allow home isolation in rural areas and slums of urban areas to get them admitted mandatorily to COVID Care Centres (CCCs), said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID Ministerial Task Force Head, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. After the Task Force meeting here yesterday, he said, “In rural areas,…
Home Minister’s house converted into Covid Care Centre
May 16, 2021Bengaluru: In order to help Covid-19 patients, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s residence at Shiggavi, in his home District Haveri, was converted into Covid Care Centre (CCC) which will house 50 patients. Bommai, who represents the Shiggavi Assembly Constituency, appointed Doctors and para-medical staff to take care of the patients, according to his Office sources. It…
200-bed COVID Care Centre at K.R. Nagar to become functional in a week
May 10, 2021K.R. Nagar: As promised by K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh, a 200-bed COVID Care Centre (CCC) will start functioning at K.R. Nagar in a week. Announcing this at a press meet at Saligrama in the taluk on Sunday, senior JD(S) leader M.T. Kumar said that the COVID Care Centre will be managed by MLA…
Private Schools come forward to convert schools as Covid Care Centres
May 10, 2021Bengaluru: Following the surge in Covid-19 cases, Private School Managements have come forward to convert their buildings into Covid care Centres (CCCs). Among the schools providing the facility are Canadian International School and Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra, which have converted their classrooms and boarding blocks to CCCs. Rashtrotthana has provided 400 beds for people needing general…
Stable patients to be shifted to CCCs or Step Down Hospitals
May 8, 2021Bengaluru: In order to make hospitalisation available to the needy, it has been suggested by the Treatment Protocol Committee to take stricter measures to shift 30 to 40 percent of the bed occupants who are not seriously ill but staying in the hospitals to Covid Care Centres (CCCs) or Step Down Hospitals. Deputy Chief Minister…
COVID Care Centre set up at Adichunchanagiri Hospital
May 8, 2021Mandya: Expressing concern over the havoc caused by the second wave of COVID-19, Adichunchanagiri Mutt Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji said that the second wave is more deadlier than the first one, when the pandemic broke out last year. He was speaking after inaugurating the additional COVID Care Centre set up at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical…
Mandya DC inspects COVID Care Centres
April 25, 2021Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi visited COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and Hospitals at Pandavapura, K.R. Pet and Nagamangala taluks on Thursday and reviewed the treatment facilities available there. The DC visited some of the COVID-19 wards and vaccination rooms at hospitals and interacted with the patients. She enquired about the food, medical treatment and…
Hostels to double up as COVID Care Centres?
April 24, 2021Students leave for homes from University hostels; struggle to find buses Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore has asked students staying at various hostels under its jurisdiction to vacate as the institution is formally closed till May 15. The academic centre will open only after fresh guidelines are issued by the Government. Sources told Star of…
Steady flow of patients to KSOU COVID Care Centre in Mandakalli
April 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: There has been a steady flow of asymptomatic and patients with mild symptoms to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) COVID Care Centre (CCC) near Mandakalli on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road ever since the second wave of pandemic in the State. Re-opened on Apr. 1 after the second wave of COVID-19 swept across the country, this Centre…
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