Rise in Covid cases: Govt planning nationwide drill to take stock of hospital preparedness on April 10, 11The Union Ministry of Health has already issued detailed guidelines for management of co-infection of COVID-19 with other seasonal epidemic...
25 Mar, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
Avoid poorly ventilated places, wear mask in public: ICMRThe Ministry of Health and the Indian Council of Medical Research have issued a joint advisory to Indian states urging them to maintain opt...
25 Mar, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
50pc of respiratory infection cases admitted to hospitals in 2 months are of H3N2: GovernmentAccording to the data shared by her, Delhi (370) reported the highest number of H3N2 cases followed by Maharashtra (184), Rajasthan (180) a...
24 Mar, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
Karnataka, Haryana record deaths from influenza A H3N2 virusKarnataka H3N2 virus: The victim was admitted to hospital on February 24 and suffered from fever, cough, sore throat and had symptoms of in...
10 Mar, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
Karnataka govt starts mandatory COVID tests for ILI, SARI patients, advises people to wear masks indoorsChief Minister Basvaraj Bommai on COVID management, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said, "In view of the increase in COVID cases in several ...
23 Dec, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
Covid testing strategy revised for Bengaluru; more focus on RT-PCR testCovid test data shows that Bengaluru has struggled to meet the antigen-testing target. In the last seven days, the BBMP could only achieve ...
11 Sep, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
Covid mortality in 6 districts causes concern: State authorities believe late reporting by families key reason behind high number of deaths in these districtThe trend has raised concerns as authorities believe late reporting by the families of the affected could be a reason behind these district...
23 Jun, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Food apps: Government to test delivery boys at randomThe health department has identified them as vulnerable groups, and those above 50 years of age and with co-morbid conditions will be teste...
17 Jun, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
Covid testing numbers in Karnataka down sharply and so are fresh casesThe decline in testing volume when Covid cases are on the rise has raised apprehension over the state’s testing strategy. The current appro...
12 Jun, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
Karnataka may test all with ILI, SARI symptoms for CovidLast week, the health department decided to exempt asymptomatic interstate travellers from Covid-19 test. Since this has eased the load on ...
05 Jun, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Early action helped the state control the spread of virus: V Ravi, Karnataka Health Task ForceKarnataka and its capital Bengaluru have managed to keep coronavirus infection numbers low as compared with other regions.
29 May, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
With 30 cases, Karnataka sees a sudden spike; 1 more deadKarnataka reported a sudden spurt in the number of Covid-19 positive cases after a decrease in the number in the last five days. Thirty new...
01 May, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
16 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Karnataka; nine in Bengaluru Urban aloneAmong the 16 new cases, nine are from Bengaluru urban, who are contacts of a 54-year old man, a labourer with a history of Severe Acute Res...
24 Apr, 2020, 04.36 PM IST
In a week, Covid takes a worrisome turn in KarnatakaSince the six weeks that the first coronavirus case was reported in Karnataka, the total count of confirmed cases so far is 390. Barring Ke...
22 Apr, 2020, 07.36 AM IST
Karnataka reports four deaths in 24 hours; 3 are SARI patientsKarnataka on Tuesday reported four deaths due to coronavirus, taking the state's death toll from the coronavirus infection to 10.
15 Apr, 2020, 03.32 PM IST
Testing yet to pick up in no-Covid districts in KarnatakaOf the 30 districts in the state, 11 that have not reported any Covid-19 cases accounted for only 13% of the total testing done in the stat...
13 Apr, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
10 new coronavirus cases reported in Karnataka, tally climbs to 191Till date, 191 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed, which includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges, the update said. Among the 10 positi...
09 Apr, 2020, 01.44 PM IST