Notices to be served on non-cooperating hospitals: Minister
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Minister in charge of Mysuru district S.T. Somashekar on Tuesday said notices will be served on private hospitals that are not cooperating with the government in setting aside beds for treatment of pa
Minister in charge of Mysuru district S.T. Somashekar on Tuesday said notices will be served on private hospitals that are not cooperating with the government in setting aside beds for treatment of patients referred by it. While thanking hospitals that responded to the government’s appeal and agreed to give 50% of beds for COVID-19 patients, the Minister said: “I express my gratitude to hospitals that rose to the occasion and made available beds for the patients. Notices will be served on the non-cooperating hospitals”. At the meeting to review COVID-19 situation in Mysuru district, Mr. Somashekar said Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has thanked Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swami of Suttur Mutt for agreeing to give 300 more oxygenated beds in JSS Hospital.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.