A week after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched the OxyBus vehicles, the same will be operational within the next two days. And, for all the 20 buses to be functional for the masses, it will take quite some time. The delay has been due to the limitation in obtaining medical oxygen and other…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa revealed on Wednesday that the decisions for extension of the lockdown in the state will be taken a day prior to the ending of the current lockdown on May 24. While addressing the reporters over the issue, Yediyurappa said, “The government still has time, we will hold discussions and a…
With the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worsening situation of the country, India has registered the highest single-day death count of 4,329 in the span of the last 24 hours since the onset of the pandemic. The overall fatalities related to Covid-19 in the country have been raised to 2,78,719. Earlier,…
US President Joe Biden on Monday declared that the United States will initiate the shipping of 20 million doses of vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for the unspecified needy countries till the end of June along with 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s that have priorly been assured for distribution subjected to…
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is all set to launch “ICU on Wheels” by Wednesday after introducing two oxygen buses. The “ICU on Wheels” will be well-equipped and efficient, consisting of ventilators, ECG and other equipment. According to KSRTC officials, for the people residing in rural areas, where the distance to a hospital…
After a day of banning home isolation protocol for the rural areas, Karnataka government on Monday had told all the Deputy Commissioners and Zilla Panchayats to take the required steps to convert the schools, hostels, meeting and marriage halls in their areas into Covid-19 isolation centres, which facilitate the monitoring of the Covid-19 positive patients…
NITI Aayog member (health), Dr VK Paul declared on Tuesday that Bharat Biotech will be commencing with the phase II and phase III clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin among the children in the age group from 2 to 18 years within the next 10 -12 days. Amid a press conference Paul said, “Covaxin has…
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday that the government has devised a strategy along with the manufacturing companies to increase the domestic production and further import Amphotericin-B which aids in curing Mucormycosis, more popular as the black fungus infection, which is generally a complication post infection with Covid-19 throughout…
A minimum of eight people lost their lives in Karnataka when the cyclone Taukate hit the coastal and Malnad districts with heavy rainfall and gusty winds on Sunday. The state government had deployed 1,000 personnel for rescue and relief operations in the district as the cyclonic storm led to a destruction, damaging houses, public property,…
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched the first lot of Anti-Covid drug 2DG developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Vardhan said the support of DRDO along with the leadership of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has led to the launch of the country’s very…
