CM to inaugurate Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute on Saturday

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May 10, 2012

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Mangalore, May 10: Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute, a newly builty specialty hospital of global standards in the city will be inaugurated by chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday, May 12.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Dr Yusuf Kumble, Managing Director of hospital, said union minister for corporate affairs M Veerappa Moily would preside over the ceremony.

He said Indian hospital was a corporate hospital promoted as a public limited company owned by shareholders from all walks of life. Located at the Pumpwell circle, the hospital has a capital outlay of 75 crore.

“Over the last few years, medical science has progressed at amazing speed. Transforming changes have been affected in diagnostic and technology. Indiana Hospital is committed to provide this advanced technology to the reach of common man”, he said.

Mr Kumble said, comprehensive infrastructure, cutting edge technology, latest hi-tech medical equipment in all specialisations and committed medical experts would make Indiana the choice of all in the days to come.

He said, the hospital would be offering total and comprehensive health solutions comparable to the best hospitals in the world. The Indiana team is comprised of physicians, surgeons and other healthcare professionals of the highest caliber and experiences, he added.

Dr Ali Kumble, chairman of the hospital said that Indiana offers state-of-art tertiary care in various pediatric specialties. The centre has an outstanding team of consultants covering all major fields in pediatrics to provide comprehensive management of problems of neonates and children, he said.

Abdul Latheef, vice chairman, was also present.

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COVID-19: BSY govt slammed for discrimination in distribution of relief materials

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April 15,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 15: The Opposition Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday accused the BJP government, headed by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, of showing discrimination in distribution of relief material to those affected by the lockdown, clamped to check the spread of Novel Coronavirus, by favouring constituencies represented by the ruling BJP Legislators.

Despite that, the party intends to extend full cooperation to the government during this hour of crisis without indulging in politics, it urged the administration to be “transparent”.

''We have had our (Congress) Task Force meeting today, during which we discussed several matters. There is a lot of difference between the government's talk and its deeds,'' KPCC President D K Shivakumar said.

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Karnataka's Davanagere district reports 21 COVID-19 positive cases

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May 4,2020

Davanagere, May 3: Karnataka's Davanagere district on Sunday reported 21 COVID-19 positive cases, said Mahantesh Beelagi, Deputy Commissioner.

The number of COVID-19 patients has suddenly taken a giant leap in the district.

"We had sent 94 samples on May 1, on May 2 we sent 72 samples. Today we sent 164 samples for testing. In the last two days, 21 samples have tested positive for coronavirus, we are tracing to know how did all of them came in contact with COVID-19 infected person," said Mahantesh Beelagi.

"Our surveillance team and police team have started tracing the primary and secondary contacts of all 21 people," he added.
Davanagere is currently in the Green Zone.

Meanwhile, 13 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Karnataka till 5 pm on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 614, according to the State Health Department.

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Combating COVID-19: Karnataka Minister discusses measures with Kerala Health Minister

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May 11,2020

Bengaluru, May 11: Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar today held a video conference with Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja to discuss measures to tackle COVID-19.

The ministers discussed in detail the protocols for testing, quarantine and treatment for COVID-19 that are being followed by both the states.

The Karnataka Health Department on Monday said that 10 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 858.

"31 people have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the state and 422 persons have been discharged after recovery," the Health Department added.

Kerala, on the other hand, has tackled the coronavirus crisis better than most other states of the country. There are only 19 active cases of COVID-19 in the state while 489 people have recovered. The death toll in the state is 4, according to the data published by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

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