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Jab, interrupted Waiting period on website, queues at centres –– we can do it all to get the jab, but there are no vaccines, forcing the State Govt to halt vaccinations for 18-44 group Despite all the glitches and the hurdles, if you managed to book a slot for covid-19 vaccine, here is a bummer. The State Government has decided to temporarily suspend vaccines for 18 to 44 age group (including those who have already booked appointment) from May 14 till further orders at government vaccin...

Find help at triage centre Find help at triage centre ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 12, 2021, 06:00 IST Those who haven’t been able to reach out to war rooms can walk to any of the city’s 28 centres for medical aid Any covid-19 patients, who are struggling to get a hospital bed, can now walk into one of the 28 triage centres set up by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) in each assembly constituencies. The physical triaging facility is expected to help many pati...

Stern steps needed against private hospitals: BBMP chief Bommai said that at present, stepdown hospitals have 960 beds, which should be increased to at least 5,000 in two days. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service BENGALURU: While a stern watch is being kept on large hospitals, nodal officials should be appointed to smaller hospitals in each zone, said BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday.Nodal officials already keep an eye on hospitals with over 100 beds, but...

835 patients have been in hospital for over 20 days 835 patients have been in hospital for over 20 days ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 12, 2021, 06:00 IST Chief Minister instructs hospitals to check patients’ health condition to figure out if they can be discharged and the beds can be freed up for the more critically ill A s many as 835 covid-19 patients – who were referred by the zonal war rooms – have been undergoing treatment in private and government hospitals for mo...

Every bed matters IAS, IPS officers asked to look at each and every hospital, no matter how small, to create 4,000 additional beds The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) will utilise all the facilities available to increase bed capacity, including 30-bed hospitals, which were not under the purview of the government till now. IAS and IPS officers, in their respective zones, will monitor bed allotment in private hospitals. If hospitals fail to comply, these officers have been authorise...

. SAST received around 4,535 requests for ICU ventilator beds last week, and could only provide 56 beds Despite enforcing reforms after the bed-blocking controversy, the sorry fact is that people are still dying for want of ICU beds and ICU ventilators. On Tuesday morning, a 42-year-old man, died after waiting for over 48 hours for a ventilator bed as their turn was slotted for after around 100 people on the waiting list. The man is survived by his wife and three children. Nandish, (name cha...

Oxygen shortage Karnataka, with 39,510 cases in the last 24 hours, has moved Maharashtra to second place in both new cases and deaths for the first time since the second wave began in India in mid-February. The influx has put a burden on health workers, hospital services, and oxygen supplies. The Covid-19 death toll in Karnataka soared to 19,852 on Tuesday, with the Department of Health and Family Welfare linking 480 more deaths in the last few days to the pandemic. Out of the 39,510 cases, Ben...

The vaccination shortage has left people waiting for their second dose in the lurch. According to government guidelines, the recommended gap between two doses of Covaxin is four to six weeks. People are anxious as they are worried over limited protection offered by the vaccine because of the delay in receiving the second shot.

A nodal officer or ward secretary will be appointed who will invite all members and officials concerned from all departments. A ward-level ‘war room’ will be set up as a command and control centre in the ward office or another suitable venue within the ward.

The accused identified as Shivanth and Selvi Meenal had identity (ID) cards from both the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) and also of the Red Cross. The police have seized the amount of Rs 12,000 they had taken from the kin of the deceased, complainant Mahesh NM told Bangalore Mirror.