Task Force formed to tackle third wave Bengaluru: Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa has claimed that COVID cases are showing a downward trend in the State, due to concerted efforts by the State Government. Addressing a press conference here yesterday, he said, from 50,112 cases on May 5, it came down to 39,990 on Wednesday….
Water-tight system developed to prevent hoarding, unscrupulous use and pilferage Mysore/Mysuru: A COVID patient-friendly and a fool-proof system has been developed by the State Government to prevent hoarding, black-marketing and pilferage of Remdesivir drug. The online system will ensure equitable distribution of the drug among patients and also will bring in a systemic change in…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has announced that it would temporarily suspend anti-COVID vaccination for people aged 18 to 44 from tomorrow (May 14). “This order will be applicable for COVID vaccination at all Government COVID vaccination centres in the State,” a note issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare yesterday read. This includes…
Mysore/Mysuru: Did you know that the Government takes care of the cost of treatment for COVID? This can be done only if the patient is registered under the Suvarna Aarogya Suraksha Trust (SAST). Officials said families are advised to alert the doctors in the initial days itself to convert cases to SAST. For those who…
Bengaluru: Facing a flood of COVID-19 false negative test reports, the Karnataka Government has issued circular directing hospitals to adopt a syndromic approach to admit COVID-19 patients. Syndromic management involves clinical decision making based on a patient’s symptoms and signs being manifested. Medical experts here along with their pathology counterparts use an algorithm designed flow-chart…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since the Karnataka Government put out its revised set of guidelines that are to be followed during the ongoing lockdown, confusion has prevailed among people on how to purchase essentials. While the first day of the lockdown on May 10 witnessed Police high-handedness where commuters — even those who showed valid identity cards…
Bengaluru: The State Government has issued notices to Cipla Ltd. and Jubilant Ltd., two pharmaceutical companies producing Remdesivir, for their failure to supply the quantum allocated to Karnataka. The notice has been issued by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, N. Manjunath Prasad. The notice stated that the State Government, through the State Executive Committee, has been…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Realising that thousands of migrants and daily wage workers are going hungry in the absence of work and lack of volunteer organisations that supply free food, during the on-going lockdown, the State Government has ordered all Indira Canteens across the State including Mysuru to provide free food till May 24. The order has been…
Mysore/Mysuru: To break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, a 14-day stricter lockdown — perhaps the harshest after the last year’s nationwide lockdown — came into effect in Karnataka from 6 am today. The tough restrictions will remain in force till 6 am on May 24. Notably, the State was already under ‘Corona Curfew’ since Apr….
Bengaluru: The State Government has revised guidelines for 15-day total lockdown which will begin from tomorrow, by further reducing the number of guests for marriage from 50 persons to 40 persons during the period. The Government has done this to check the surge of Corona positive cases and casualties across to the State. Permission has…
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