Updated Mar 13, 2021 | 15:57 IST
The Directorate of Health & Family Welfare Services, Government of Karnataka along with the district health officials said that they will be administering Triple Drug Therapy from 15th March to 15th April. Health officials to kickstart mass drug administration in Bidar, Karnataka
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Bidar: In its fight against Lymphatic Filariasis, for the first time in the Bidar district of Karnataka, Mass Drug Administration will be undertaken. Confirming this news while holding a district-level hybrid sensitisation workshop, the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare Services, Government of Karnataka along with the district health officials said that they will be administering Triple Drug Therapy from 15th March to 15th Apr
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Travelling to Bengaluru? Restrictions on travel from Kerala, foreign countries
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The Karnataka government has imposed restrictions on travel on those coming from Kerala. This comes after two clusters were reported in Bengaluru. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is on its toes after 42 students from nursing college in RT Nagar and 103 residents of an apartment in Bommanhalli tested positive. The state has made an RT-PCR negative certificate mandatory for anyone coming from Kerala.
“All those arriving from Kerala and checking into hotels, resorts, hostels, homestays, dormitories, etc. shall compulsorily produce a negative RT-PCR certificate that is not older than 72 hours. Owners of the above-mentioned places should ensure that the occupants produce a negative RT-PCR certificate, read the latest circular from the Karnataka governmen
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