Mysore/Mysuru: Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr. S.R. Nagendra (43), committed suicide by hanging self at his residence in Alanahalli here yesterday. Nagendra who was reportedly under pressure to ramp up COVID-19 testing in the taluk, is said to have not taken leave since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Dr. Nagendra was…
Bengaluru: “Liquid oxygen units would be established at all Government Hospitals and Medical College Hospitals and would be supplied as per the demand,” said Medical Education Minister Dr. Sudhakar. He was speaking after visiting KIMS Hospital, where he took stock of the availability of oxygen and facilities available for the patients on Tuesday. Continuing, he…
Along with direct recruitment, the final year students of Lab Technician courses, Science students of RGUHS and volunteers will be given proper training before assigning Covid duties to them. Bengaluru: The State Government has directed final year students of MBBS, PG Medical and Super-specialty students to report for Covid duty to meet shortage of healthcare…
Slashes cost of COVID-19 testing in Private Labs MBBS doctors working on contract basis to get Rs. 80,000 per month Government releases Rs. 500 crore for COVID-19 management Rs. 2,000 for Government referred cases and Rs. 3,000 for self-reporting cases in Private Labs Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has stated that the Government…
Bengaluru: To encourage plasma donation from COVID-19-cured patients, the State Government has decided to pay Rs. 5,000 incentive to the donors. Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar, addressing newsmen yesterday, informed that an incentive of Rs. 5,000 would be given to those who had recovered from the COVID-19 disease and donated their plasma. “Please…
Bengaluru: Rising number of COVID cases in Bengaluru has forced Karnataka Government to come up with a law to make home isolation of people aged above 60 years mandatory. Priority is now for people with symptoms. And people aged above 60 years and are asymptomatic will have to be quarantined, Medical Education Minister Dr. K….
Dr. D.S. Vijayakumar, Anaesthesiologist and Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA), K.R. Nagar Branch, receiving State IMA Award-2020 from Dr. K. Sudhakar, Medical Education Minister, on Doctors Day celebration held at IMA Hall in Bengaluru on July 1. State IMA President Dr. Madhusudhan Kariganuru, Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akthar and others were present. Dr. Vijayakumar, presently…
Task Force halves cost of testing in Private Hospitals for people referred by Government Hospitals Bengaluru: Karnataka will rope in Private Hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients. “Only Government Hospitals were being utilised to treat patients till now and going forward Private Hospitals will also be utilised to treat patients,” said Medical Education Minister Dr. K….
Mysore/Mysuru: On March 21, the first COVID-19 positive case was reported in Mysuru and subsequently, the cases grew up to 90 putting up an unsurmountable challenge to the District Administration. Today, May 15, 56 days later, all the 90 patients have been cured of the disease. The last two patients who were being treated at…
Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar holds meeting with District officials and people’s reps. Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing confidence that Mysuru will become a Coronavirus-free district soon, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that strictly following lockdown regulations and maintaining social distance was vital for stopping the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. He was speaking…
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