Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has officially declared Dengue fever, including its severe forms, as an Epidemic Disease under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020. The State Government has also amended the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Regulations, 2020, to enhance measures to combat the spread of the mosquito-borne illness. In a statement on Tuesday, the Government stated,…
Hassan: In yet another Dengue death reported from the State, a 22-year old Medical student of Hassan died of the deadly virus on Friday. Kushal (22), a final year Medical student of Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) and a native of Gohalli in Holenarasipur, is the deceased. Kushal, who was said to be suffering…
Court takes suo motu cognisance of dengue exigency; registers Public Interest Litigation Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has registered a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), after taking a suo motu cognisance of the dengue spread in Bengaluru and other parts of the State, based on a letter published in the reader’s column of an English daily….
Mysore/Mysuru: With the District Administration taking appropriate measures to check the spread of the deadly disease, the positivity rate for dengue has come down to 11 percent from 17 percent in a matter of a few days. According to District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy, there are 24 active cases in the district as…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed officials to form a district-wise task force to tackle the increasing number of dengue cases in the State. The Chief Minister has said that the district hospitals must have special wards to treat dengue patients and the respective Deputy Commissioners (DCs), ZP CEOs and District Health and Family Welfare…
Siddaramaiah demands action from DCs, ZP CEOs amid rising dengue cases, deaths Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reprimanded Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEOs, questioning them on actions they have taken to prevent spread of dengue. Chairing a meeting of DCs, ZP CEOs and District In-charge Secretaries at the Vidhana Soudha Conference Hall this…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. S.P. Yoganna, Chairman of Suyog Hospital at Ramakrishnanagar in city, has urged Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, to include treatment for dengue fever, under any of its free health schemes like Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka, Yeshasvini and ESI. In a press release, Dr. Yoganna has stated that, dengue fever is fast spreading with…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa stated this morning that the dengue situation is under control in Mysuru, there have been unfortunate fatalities due to the disease. Lalitha, a data entry operator at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research in Mysuru, passed away this morning due to complications from…
MP Dr. C.N. Manjunath seeks COVID-like emergency due to rising cases in Mysuru, Bengaluru, Hassan Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka has demanded that the Congress Government declare a medical emergency over the rising dengue cases in the State. Addressing a joint press conference at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru this morning, BJP MP Dr. C.N….
Mysore/Mysuru: Dengue cases are increasing day by day and the fever has claimed its first victim in Mysuru district. The deceased is Nagendra (28), who was serving as Community Health Officer at Gurupura Primary Health Centre in Hunsur taluk. Following fever, Nagendra was admitted to a hospital in Mysuru, where he died on Tuesday. According…
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