Dedicated call centre traces contacts; watches home and facility-quarantined persons By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: In its efforts to augment contact tracing exercise to help contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 and to monitor patients who are in home quarantine as per the new guidelines issued by the State Government, the Mysuru District Administration has…
District Administration explores option to control virus spread
July 11, 2020Mini-lockdown likely in some areas of N.R. Constituency, says DC Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration is exploring various options to control COVID-19 spread and the options include imposing a mini-lockdown in some areas of Narasimharaja (N.R.) Constituency where many Coronavirus positive cases are reported on a daily basis. The lockdown decision will be taken after…
Contact Tracing intensified
July 9, 2020COVID contact tracing teams track 14-day movement of patients through mobile phone call records By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Karnataka on the rise, the State Government has restructured its strategy to fight the pandemic with enhanced contact tracing, more oxygen beds, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities and ventilators. Many…
Vikram Hospital being readied to provide COVID-19 treatment
July 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The staff of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), under instructions from the District Administration, undertook cleaning and sanitising of the closed Vikram Jeshta Hospital on Vivekananda Road in Yadavagiri this morning. MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh said that following instructions from DC Abhiram G. Sankar, the Hospital is being cleaned and sanitised to provide…
Don’t step out of your house after 6 pm from July 3 – night curfew from 6 pm to 5 am
July 1, 2020Not wearing a mask in city limits to attract Rs. 200 fine Minister Somashekar holds meeting with District authorities Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has revised the night curfew hours in the wake of a spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases. In city, from Friday, July 3, there will be no public movement…
Night curfew from 6 pm to 5 am in Mysuru from July 3
July 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has revised the night curfew hours in the wake of a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. In city, from Friday, July 3, there will be no public movement from 6 pm every day. The administration has revised the timings of the night curfew in consultation with Mysuru District…
54 containment zones declared in Mysuru
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has declared over 54 containment zones in Mysuru district to curb the spread of COVID-19 virus. The containment zones are spread across Mysuru city, Taluk, Nanjangud, T. Narasipur, Hunsur and Periyapatna Taluks. The Zones have been declared based on confirmed Coronavirus positive cases. The Zones will remain out of bounds…
Mysuru ramps up health infrastructure
June 27, 2020ESI Hospital, KSOU Extension Centre at Mandakalli to be new COVID Care facilities Plans afoot for another Testing Lab at Government Ayurveda and Panchakarma Hospital MP Pratap Simha inspects newly-built Tulsidas Hospital Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is ramping up its COVID-19 testing and treatment facilities following rapid rise in infected persons. The need for establishing separate facilities…
Floral tributes mark Kempegowda Jayanti in city
June 27, 2020The Mysuru District Administration and Kannada & Culture Department had organised Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations at Kalamandira premises this morning by offering floral tributes to a portrait of the Founder of Bengaluru. MLAs G.T. Devegowda and L. Nagendra, MP Pratap Simha, MCC Additional Commissioner N.M. Shashikumar, Kannada and Culture Department Assistant Director H. Chennappa, Additional…
Awareness Jatha marks Mask Day
June 18, 2020Mysureans apprised on importance of using face covers Mysore/Mysuru: As directed by the State Government to observe June 18 as Mask Day in order to create awareness among the public on the importance of using face masks, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and various Departments including Health, KSRTC, Library and Police, took out Jatha at…
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