Bengaluru: A fine of Rs. 20 lakh has been imposed on Government and Private Laboratories for delay in uploading results of COVID-19 tests, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. These figures were shared by Shalini Rajneesh, State Nodal Head, In-Charge of COVID Testing, at a meeting convened by the…
Project COVI (Covid Village) REACH for COVID-free Gram Panchayat launched
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following rising COVID-19 cases in villages, Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) launched its five-point programme — project COVIReach (CO-COVID, VI-Village-Reach) in seven Gram Panchayats of Mysuru taluk which was implemented under the leadership and guidance of Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda. Project action plan has been modified as per the guidance of Mysuru District…
Dy.CM wears PPE kit, inspects Covid Ward and interacts with patients in Mandya
May 22, 2021Mandya: The infrastructure in Government Hospitals will be upgraded by increasing the number of ICU beds and establishing oxygen generation plants throughout the district, Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said here on Thursday. He visited the Covid Ward at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) by wearing…
Continue online classes for UG courses: Minister
May 22, 2021Bengaluru: The Universities and Colleges must continue online classes for all even semesters of UG programmes. Commencement of offline classes will be reviewed once the COVID situation eases, noted Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Even those Universities and Colleges which have not completed odd semester exams of UG programmes must continue…
Mysuru still in Red Zone
May 21, 2021Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan suggests to ramp up testing Government willing to supply medicines in bulk Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District is still in ‘Red Zone’ due to unchecked cases of Corona positive cases and mortality rate and it is the responsibility of everyone to check this pandemic at any cost, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task…
All PHCs to conduct Covid tests
May 21, 2021Dy. CM chairs Mysuru District Officers meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Instructions have been given to conduct Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and RT-PCR tests in all Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the District to check the growth of COVID-19 pandemic, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Committee Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He was speaking to…
‘Secret’ treatment of Black Fungus is offence, asserts COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Head
May 21, 2021Free treatment for this disease arranged in Mysuru, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and Shivamogga Regional Centres Mysore/Mysuru: No Hospital must treat Black Fungus patients secretly and even patients must inform the State Government about availing treatment for this disease, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Committee Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Speaking to…
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,…
COVID: Medical kits must reach home isolated within 1 hour
May 15, 2021Govt. to procure 5 lakh kits Bengaluru: In order to provide medical isolation kits to the home isolated, 5 lakh kits will be procured. Steps will be taken to ensure these kits reach the doorstep of the infected person within one hour of getting the RT-PCR test result, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID…
7,000 medicos to provide tele-consultation services for home isolated patients
May 8, 2021Bengaluru: In all, 7,000 medical students studying in various courses will be roped in to provide tele-consultation services to those who undergo home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, said Deputy Chief Minister and Chairman of State COVID Task Force Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Informing this after a meeting with Senior IAS Officer Pankaj Kumar Pandey, who is…














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