Mysore/Mysuru: Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been recorded in Mysuru taking the total of positive cases to 14. Of the total positive cases, 12 are from Nanjangud alone. “P95 and P96 are declared positive in Mysuru. They are contacts of P52 from Jubilant Generics in Nanjangud. Contact tracing and quarantining them is underway. The…
Nanjangud is a ‘Cluster Case’: Mysuru DC
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “With 10 cases of Coronavirus confirmed from Nanjangud, the temple town has been identified as ‘Cluster Case’ as per the guidelines of Central Containment Plan and the whole town is under strict vigil,” said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar. Addressing reporters, the DC said, “10 employees of Jubilant Generics Ltd. have tested positive…
Nanjangud infected person had no foreign travel history
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The person who has been infected by the killer Coronavirus had no history of foreign travel. “The first positive case of the deadly virus from Nanjangud was detected in a man employed at Jubilant Factory. He has no history of foreign travel and the district health officials are trying to locate his source of…
Coronascare: Four new, total 12 positive cases in Mysuru
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Coronavirus positive cases in Mysuru (Nanjangud) has gone up to 12. Four more new cases were confirmed on March 30. Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna confirmed this morning. All the new cases are from the epicentre of Nanjangud that has been declared as a red zone or Cluster Case as per Central Containment Plan….
Coronanxiety: Five more positive cases reported in Mysuru
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Five more people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Mysuru, taking the total positive cases to eight. Among the new cases, four are the residents of Nanjangud Town – Chamundipura Extension, Ramaswamy Layout, Govindaraj Layout and one resident of Yaraganahalli New Extension. All are the workers of a pharmaceutical factory in Nanjangud industrial Area, where a…
No need of passes for vehicles carrying essential commodities: Mysuru DC
March 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent shortage of essential commodities in the locked down district Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has issued directives on not stopping the vehicles carrying these items. There is no need of passes for people supplying essential services, he clarified. “Some restrictions have been imposed because of the lockdown on movement of vehicles and trucks carrying…
Gruel Centres to provide food for unorganised labourers in Mysuru
March 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As hotels are shut following nation lockdown as a precaution against COVID-19, unorganised labourers are facing severe hardship in getting food. Hence, Deputy Commissioner, Mayor, MLAs and People Representatives have asked Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to set up Gruel Centres (ganji kendras in Kannada) at all its Zonal Office limits to provide food to…
As cities continue to flout lockdown rules, Mysuru villages close borders to fight Coronavirus
March 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the authorities have been making appeals to the people time and again to practice social distancing, yet violations continue, small villages in and around Mysuru have gone into self-isolation after the lockdown called by PM Narendra Modi. This in order to save its small population from being infected from the…
One more person tests positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru
March 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: One more person has tested positive for COVID-19, announced Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar. The number of patients testing positive in Mysuru has touched three. The latest patient to be tested positive for the killer epidemic is 35-year-old male. Unlike two other cases who had a travel history, this person has no travel history…
Time to take a look at Bubonic Plague of 1896
March 27, 2020By Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist The outbreak of Coronavirus across the countries has led to radical measures like curfew, lockdown, and isolation to fight against the dreaded COVID-19. But such deadly outbreaks were not uncommon and they took a heavy toll of human lives, let alone the loss of cattle. How these outbreaks were fought…
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