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No dearth of medicine to treat black fungus : D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Asserting that there will be no shortage of drugs to treat 'black fungus' (mucormycosis), Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday said that an additional 29,250 vials of Amphotericin-B, use to cure the…
Cremation, burial ground workers in B’luru living life of abject misery: Report
'Dignity Disposed', a report prepared by the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), highlights the plight of Bengaluru's cremation and burial ground workers, who are forced to work for as long as 14 hours a day due to the surge…
New Covid cases dip below 26k in Karnataka; deaths 626
Reversing the trend, new Covid cases dipped below 26,000 in a day across Karnataka, while a record 626 patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, said the state health bulletin on Sunday."With 25,979 new cases registered on…
Whopping 4K Covid patients died in just 20 days of May in Bengaluru
Karnataka which took nearly six months to breach the 4,000 death-mark in the state during first wave of Covid last year, India's tech hub - Bengaluru - broke this dubious record within just 20 days since May 1, which proves that the second…
Aster RV Hospital Bangalore launches free of cost Modular Emergency Unit to help COVID patients
In order to help critically ill Covid-19 patients, Aster RV Hospital Bangalore in association with Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, has set up a modular emergency unit to provide immediate care and attention. The…
Samsung India Donates Medical Kits, Oxygen Concentrators and Oxygen Cylinders to Help Karnataka…
Samsung India has donated 14,000 Medical Kits, 24 Oxygen Concentrators and 150 Oxygen Cylinders to Karnataka, supporting its fight against the current surge of Covid-19. As part of this support, Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B),…
Karnataka sees record 58,395 recoveries from Covid, 525 deaths
In the highest figure so far, a record 58,395 patients recovered from Covid in a day across Karnataka, including 31,795 in Bengaluru, while 525 died of the infection, the state health bulletin on Tuesday said."With 58,395 patients…
150-bed Covid care centre opened at Bengaluru airport
A 150-bed Covid care centre with oxygen supply was opened at the Bengaluru airport on the city's northern outskirts to treat asymptomatic patients with mild hypoxia, said the operator on Wednesday."Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa…
38,603 new Covid cases in Karnataka, with 476 deaths
Reversing the downward trend of Sunday, 38,603 new Covid cases were reported in a day across Karnataka, while 476 patients succumbed to the infection, said the state health bulletin on Monday."With 38,603 new cases registered on Sunday, the…
DRDO imports zeolite to make oxygen for Covid-hit
Two Air India cargo aircraft have landed in Bengaluru with 34,200kg of zeolite imported by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to make medical oxygen for treating Covid patients, an official said on Sunday."The two…