Easing Curbs: CM Yediyurappa to meet ministers, district officials on ThursdayChief Minister BS Yediyurappa will meet ministers overseeing different aspects of Covid-19 control measures on Thursday to hear their views...
09 Jun, 2021, 09.24 PM IST
Karnataka asks Centre to increase its oxygen shareThe minister said there was no shortage of medical oxygen as on Wednesday, but the demand is likely to rise. “Two companies have started su...
22 Apr, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
Bengaluru epicentre of COVID-19 in Karnataka: State Health Minister K SudhakarSudhakar said there will be discussion on Bengaluru and seven other districts, which have been designated as sensitive zones in view of the...
20 Apr, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
COVID-19 cases may peak in Karnataka by May first week: Health MinisterAmid a spike in coronavirus cases in the state, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said that the experts have warned of a peak ...
11 Apr, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
Mortality among young and mid-age group is a cause of concern: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar"Yesterday there has been an increase in cases.For the first time in the last six months 5,279 fresh cases were reported. More than 1 lakh ...
06 Apr, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
Karnataka bans parties, rallies, for 15 days as coronavirus cases surgeThe government will write to the Centre seeking permission to inoculate teachers, Yediyurappa said after holding a two-hour review on the l...
29 Mar, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar says no shortage of vaccines, assures enough supplyA senior BBMP official told ET that there was a shortage of vaccines in some hospitals because of huge demand, while some hospitals had sur...
24 Mar, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Situation still doesn't warrant semi or full-fledged lockdown in Karnataka: MinisterThe government is strictly screening incoming travellers from high caseload states of Maharashtra and Kerala.If there is no negative RT-PCR...
22 Mar, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar says he will volunteer for vaccination if Centre permits"The first batch to take the Covaxin will be the healthcare workers, but if the Government of India allows us to take, I will be the first ...
10 Jan, 2021, 07.43 PM IST
Bharat Biotech achieved a milestone in indigenous vaccinology: Karnataka MinisterI humbly appeal to everyone, not as a Health Minister but as a fellow medical professional, to refrain from unwarranted criticism which dis...
05 Jan, 2021, 02.47 PM IST
State government plans to usher in PPP model in healthcare“There are no government medical colleges in about 10 districts. To begin with, we want to let private healthcare investors establish and r...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
Well prepared, no need to panic for Covid second wave: Karnataka health & medical education minister“We need not be paranoid about a second wave,” the minister told ET in an interview, sounding confident about the government’s preparedness...
04 Dec, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
Karnataka is well prepared for COVID-19 vaccine delivery: State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar"The government has identified 29,451 session sites (vaccination sites) and 10,008 vaccinators as per the norms of the Universal Immunizati...
24 Nov, 2020, 02.04 PM IST
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asks Karnataka to revisit Covid strategy ahead of winterHealth minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan held a video conference with health and medical education minister K Sudhakar and the department official...
04 Nov, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
Home quarantine is the way forward, will require people to act responsibly: Karnataka Health Minister"The testing protocol has to change to suit the dynamic situation. We have now decided to allow asymptomatic people who have completed a we...
29 May, 2020, 11.03 AM IST
COVID-19 shaped helmets & 'virus car' among ideas to create awareness of pandemicFrom police donning coronavirus shaped helmets to a car museum owner designing a whacky 'virus car' and a folk singer bringing out a video ...
13 Apr, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
Karnataka govt studying in-depth consequences of lockdown norms relaxationThe Karnataka government is studying in-depth the consequences of possible relaxation of lockdown norms after April 14 and plans to come ou...
12 Apr, 2020, 01.13 PM IST