Mysore/Mysuru: A second disinfection tunnel has been installed within the premises of K.R. Hospital last evening as a measure to prevent further spread of novel Coronavirus. The tunnel will ensure ‘decrease’ in the viral load on the body surface area. The first such tunnel was installed at Dasara Exhibition Grounds vegetable market recently. The second…
All 14 COVID-19 patients shifted to District Hospital
April 1, 2020Workers wear Personal Protective Equipment to cleanse Coronavirus Ward at K.R. Hospital Mysore/Mysuru: All the 14 patients of the District, who have been tested positive for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), are being treated at the New District Hospital on KRS Road (near PKTB Sanatorium) with doctors and other supporting medical staff taking care of them round-the-clock….
Combating COVID-19 in Mysuru: Frontline healthcare professionals need protection
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Healthcare staff including doctors, nurses and Class 4 workers in Mysuru have reiterated their demand for Personal Protection Equipment as they are on the frontline in containing the deadly COVID-19. All the positive cases of COVID-19 are admitted and treated in K.R. Hospital and District Hospital in the city. There is lack of PPEs…
Hospital staff face ‘social boycott’ from villagers
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: K.R. Hospital staff, especially D Group employees are facing a ‘social boycott’ from their native villagers fearing Coronavirus spread. D Group workers maintain cleanliness in the K.R. Hospital. When some of these workers returned to their native villages in Mysuru district after completing their daily duty, reportedly they were not allowed inside their villages…
K.R. Hospital Lab to solely test COVID-19 cases
March 13, 2020Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory located at Microbiology Wing Mysore/Mysuru: Over 78 people in India have tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19. As of now, it is only Government and Government-authorised Diagnostic Laboratories that are testing for Coronavirus infection. An important point to remember here is that none of the Private Diagnostic Labs are…
Man electrocuted
March 5, 2020Nanjangud: A man, who was electrocuted at Kadabur village in the taluk on Tuesday and admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru for treatment, has breathed his last at the hospital. The deceased is Chikkadevanayaka (31), a resident of Kadabur village. The deceased, along with his friends, had gone to Nugu River for fishing, when he…
Rider dies after falling from bike
February 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A bike rider, who fell from his bike on Feb. 25 midnight and admitted to K.R. Hospital, succumbed to injuries at the Hospital on Feb. 26. The deceased is Somachari (28), son of Rameshachari of Hebbal. Somachari, who was staying with his friend at Dasanakoppal since about six months, was proceeding on his Bajaj…
Two unidentified elderly women die at hospital
February 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two unidentified elderly women, who were admitted to K.R. Hospital, have breathed their last at the hospital. In the first case, a beggar woman, who was found lying unconscious near Kalamma Temple at Kadakola on Jan. 30, was admitted to K.R. Hospital by the villagers. She breathed her last on Feb….
Construction worker succumbs to injuries at hospital
February 12, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A construction worker, who had fallen down from a under-construction building, opposite Sterling Theatre on Saturday, has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Monday. The deceased is identified as Venkatesh (28) and he had informed that he was from Hosahalli in Channapattana taluk, while being admitted to the hospital which proved wrong…
Cheluvamba, K.R. Hospitals, MMC&RI to be renovated by 2024
January 23, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: With the centenary celebrations of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) scheduled to be held in 2024, repair and renovation works, providing necessary facilities and increasing the quality of healthcare at MMC&RI, Cheluvamba and K.R. Hospitals will be completed by 2024, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, who is also the…














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