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Karnataka to have new discharge policy for COVID patients
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday said the state will have a new COVID-19 discharge policy and post-COVID precautions in view of the rising cases of Black Fungus infection.
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Karnataka Health Minister condemns attack on female doctor on COVID duty
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 25 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday condemned the attack on a female doctor, who was on COVID-19 duty the previous day, and said it is a punishable offense in which the perpetrators could be given a prison sentence of five years.
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Karnataka govt assures COVID-19 vaccination for all by November
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday assured that the state government is preparing to vaccinate everyone in the state by end of November.
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Hospitals should report black fungus cases to govt: K'taka health minister
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 17 (ANI): Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is now a noticed disease and hospitals should report it to the government, said Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday, adding that it is illegal to hide it.
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Karnataka received 75,000 doses of Covaxin: State health minister
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 14 (ANI): Karnataka received a fresh stock of 75,000 doses of COVID vaccines on Friday, informed the state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar.
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K'taka health minister seeks IISc's support in tackling COVID-19
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday interacted with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Director Prof. Govindan Rangarajan to seek premier science institute's support in tackling the second wave of the COVID-19 across the state.
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Dr K Sudhakar announces COVID vaccine administration on priority to 45+
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday informed that the two sets of COVID vaccine available with the state - Covishield and Covaxin - will be administered on priority to people above the age of 45.
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Karnataka caps price of CT-Scan, digital X-Ray at private hospitals, labs
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 7 (ANI): Amid surge in COVID-19 cases across state, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday informed that the government has decided to cap the price of CT-Scan and Digital X-Ray in hospitals and labs.
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'Refrain from going to hospitals tomorrow for COVID vaccination': Karnatak
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday urged the people of the state aged between 18-44 years to "refrain from going to hospitals" on Saturday, saying that the state has not received the required COVID-19 vaccine doses from Serum I
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Karnataka has not achieved its target of vaccinating people above 45 years
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30 (ANI): Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday said Karnataka Health Department has not achieved the target of vaccinating people above 45 years and there is likely to be delay in vaccination of all adults that is scheduled
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Karantaka to follow 'syndromic approach' due to increasing false negative
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 29 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said that it has been decided to follow a "syndromic approach" in relation to COVID-19 cases considering increasing number of "false negative reports" in both RT-PCR and RAT tests.
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1,100 call centre staff will guide Covid patients in home isolation: K'tak
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 27 (ANI): Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday said that services of 1,100 call centre staff will be utilised to give guidance to the COVID-19 patients who are in home isolation.
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