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Grace marks for final-year students if they work in covid wards Grace marks for final-year students if they work in covid wards BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: May 2, 2021, 06:00 IST Picture for representational purpose only In an effort to increase manpower to fight covid-19, the State Government has decided to hire more final-year medicos by promising them incentives. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa who held a meeting with the managements of private hospitals on Saturday said, “We wi...

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Considering the increasing number of false negative reports being witnessed in RT-PCR and antigen testing methods, it has been decided to follow a ‘Syndromic Approach’ and issue Patient Numbers for hospitalisation and treatment of such cases based on the authorization of doctors, said Dr.Sudhakar in a tweet.

Note to BBMP: Drop plan to cremate dead in landfill Note to BBMP: Drop plan to cremate dead in landfill Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST Pyres keep burning late into the night at TR Mills crematorium. Families say it is due to rise in the number of covid fatalities Environmentalists express shock at plan to create temporary crematorium at Mavallipura, say it will not only become a health hazard, but is disrespectful too W ith a severe shortage of crematorium space, the...

Familial bonds can be highly infectious too Familial bonds can be highly infectious too ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST With no one to help the critically ill, C+ family members have to do the running around With entire families catching covid, some members who are relatively okay despite having tested positive, have no option but to run from one hospital to the other to get treatment for their kith and kin. For no fault of theirs, these people end up becoming...

Double booking of beds costs 82-year-old her life Double booking of beds costs 82-year-old her life ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST Due to a glitch by Palike’s software, private hospitals are refusing treatment and turning away patients because they are receiving multiple bookings for one bed Many hospitals are turning away patients despite Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) confirming the beds at private hospitals due to a case of double or multipl...

BBMP’s steel flyover work is creating roadblock ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST Motorists, residents foresee huge traffic snarls after Palike closes road to construct flyover at Shivananda Circle The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) barricaded the entry to Hare Krishna Road from Race Course Road to construct a steel flyover at Shivananda Circle. Closing this road, that leads to Seshadripuram, may create problems for motorists, post the lockdown. Th...

Helpless covid victim’s family refuses to hand over body ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 06:00 IST The death of a woman due to covid-19 on Tuesday night after her family’s frantic efforts to get her an ICU bed failed, proved to be last straw for her family. Her husband and daughters refused to hand over her body for cremation and demanded justice. The family had been trying to arrange for a bed for three days but had failed to get one and did not have the money to ...

Minister pulls up BBMP officials, gives them two days to set up facilities Disappointed with what he saw on the ground during his inspection on Tuesday morning, the minister warned officials of stern action if all facilities were not in place in the next two days. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Police personnel set up road barricades on the Outer Ring Road in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, on Tuesday evening | Vinod Kunar T By Express News Service BENGALURU: Housing Minister V Sommanna on Tuesday...

Hospitals said while they could not increase the number of ICUs and ventilators in a short time, they were trying to add more oxygen lines to support as many patients as possible. With about 192,000 active cases, Bengaluru has the highest Covid-19 case load among Indian cities. The case surge has caused severe stress on hospitals, while forcing people to scramble for beds.