The district administration has launched an online telemedicine fever clinic, for consultation with doctors.
The website is www.kodaguedoc.letstart.in
A control room has also been set up with a doctor and the number is 9480610807.
People having fever and other symptoms of Covid-19 can log into the website and register. Later, with the help of the registration ID number, the person should call the control room number.
The doctor in the control room will obtain the registration ID and will prescribe the medicine through the website.
The person should later log into the website again and download the prescription and consult the doctor online.
The website will be operational soon, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy said.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Karnataka Districts / by DHNS / April 15th, 2020
District and Sessions Judge V V Mallapura and Legal Services Authority Member Secretary Noorunnisa visited district hospital in Madikeri.
District and Sessions Judge V V Mallapura and Legal Services Authority Member Secretary Noorunnisa visited the district hospital and Ashwini Hospital in Madikeri and inspected the facilities at the hospitals.
The judge collected details about the measures taken to check the spread of Covid-19 from doctors, paramedical staff and nurses.
Following the directions of the High Court, the judge also gathered information on stock of medicines, masks, hand gloves, sanitisers and ventilators at the hospitals.
Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Dean Dr Cariappa and others were present.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / April 11th, 2020
People pray at their residence in Kodagu on the occasion of Good Friday.
People observed Good Friday in their houses in Kodagu as no masses were held in the Churches, owing to the Covid-19 outbreak. The day marks the sacrifice of Jesus.
Devotees offered prayers in their houses, as directed by the Bishop. Prayers were performed by the priest at St Antony Church in Suntikoppa, in the absence of people.
In some Churches, the prayers were broadcast live on social media.
St Sebastian Church, St Annamma Church and other churches wore a deserted look.
In Chikkamagaluru
Churches have started conducting prayer services online to encouraging people to stay at home following the Covid-19 outbreak. Catholics observed Good Friday by praying inside the house itself.
Following the lockdown, mass prayer was cancelled in churches. The church gates remained closed to prevent the entry of devotees.
A candle was lit in front of the statue of Jesus as part of Good Friday. All the religious rituals inside the church were streamed live using YouTube.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Kodagu/Chikkamagaluru / April 10th, 2020
COVID-19 hospital in Madikeri gets novel sample collection kiosk; doctors claim it saves on the use of one-time PPE kits by the sample collector
In a bid to make collection of throat swabs from persons with COVID-19 symptoms secure, a walk-in sample kiosk for the collection of samples has been developed in the COVID-19 hospital of the Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Madikeri.
The box-shaped see-through structure has been set up in a separate room at the hospital’s isolation ward where a health worker collects samples from each person from inside the protected compartment, without exposing himself or herself to the patient.
A pair of gloves is attached to the booth from outside through which the sample is drawn. This evades the person from wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit to collect the sample as the kiosk’s protective shield minimises the use of PPEs during sample collection, a doctor claimed.
The waste generated from the use of the one-time kit was reduced as well.
The frontline medical worker enters the kiosk under protection wearing mask, gloves and shoes as per the sample collection guidelines and inserts his or her hands into the sticking out gloves. The patient with symptoms will be sitting on a chair in front of the gloves. Using the collection tubes, the throat secretions are collected. The patient has to throw the disposable items into the dustbin kept next to the kiosk before leaving the sample collection room.
After each patient gives his or her throat secretion, the room is disinfected and the gloves are changed before the next patient gets in. The sanitizing is done by a person wearing PPE.
KIMS Director and Dean K.B. Cariappa told The Hindu that the kiosk gives a kind of confidence to the health worker collecting the sample from the patient since the cabin had a sealed protective shield.
“The kiosk saves on the PPE kits used while collecting the samples. If necessary, the health worker can also wear the PPE kit for additional safety. Even without the kit, the kiosk is safe and prevents the possible threats of infection,” he said.
The kiosk in Madikeri has been set up at a cost of ₹20,000.
The teaching hospital of KIMS has been converted into the 250-bed COVID-19 hospital and the in-patients of the hospital (non-COVID-19 cases) had been shifted to a private hospital taken over by the district administration in view of the pandemic.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States / byShankar Bennur / Mysuru – April 10th, 2020
Koodige milk dairy in Somwarpet taluk, which is a branch of Hassan Milk Producers Union Ltd, has been supplying milk to 3,000 families in the district free of cost.
Financially deprived people who are affected by the lockdown will benefit from the scheme.
Koodige dairy has been supplying 860 litres of milk to Madikeri, 656 litres to Virajpet, 685 litres to Kushalnagar and 715 litres to Somwarpet.
The free supply of milk started from April 4 and will continue till the end of the lockdown, said Koodige dairy marketing officer Mallesh.
Currently, free milk is supplied to destitutes, migrating labourers and construction workers. Health inspectors, civic workers and volunteers from the Red Cross have been supplying milk to the houses, under the supervision of taluk level officers, he said.
MLA Appachu Ranjan, while distributing free milk to people in Kushalnagar on Wednesday, said that the district is now free of Covid-19 as the person infected by the disease has been cured.
However, it is mandatory for everyone to follow the rules of lockdown, he added.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Kushalnagar / April 09th, 2020
Coffee Growers Association President M B Devaiah said that the association will make proper arrangements for the storage of coffee if the District Central Cooperative Bank provides a loan of Rs 1 crore.
Addressing reporters in Madikeri on Wednesday, he said that following the lockdown, coffee growers in the district are not able to sell the coffee they have cultivated.
He further said that the raw coffee has not been supplied to the coffee processing unit in Hunsur, in the required quantity.
“Therefore, coffee warehouses have been given to coffee growers on rental basis, to store coffee. Still, there is a shortage of warehouses. A request has been made to provide APMC godowns in Madikeri and Gonikoppa for the growers to store coffee, free of cost.
Also, there is a requirement of an interest free loan of Rs 1 crore, through the DCC bank. The chief minister should come to the rescue of coffee growers,” he said and added that transport facility should be provided from Hunsur.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Karnataka Districts / by DHNS, Madikeri / April 08th, 2020
Mobius Foundation, a Delhi based NGO, handed over four ventilators to Kodagu district administration, for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Also, essential items for daily wage workers and the financially deprived, who are affected by the lockdown, were supplied by the NGO.
The items were handed over to the ‘Hasida Hottege Tanivu Pettige’ initiative, conceptualized by District Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar.
Mobius Foundation convener Madhu Bopanna also handed over masks and medical kit for the medical staff, police and journalists.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that the organisation has contributed an amount of Rs 1 crore for PM CARES Fund on COVID-19. About 2,000 kg of lentils and 2,000 litres of oil have been contributed to ‘Hasida Hottege Tanivu Pettige’ initiative.
“It is the duty of every individual and organisation to help the needy during such a situation,” he added.
Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy, Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar and Kodagu Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Lakshmi Priya were present.
Mobius Foundation had also lent a helping hand to the district during the flash floods and landslides.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by Aditya K A / DHNS, Madikeri / April 07th, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown has meant that Ashwini is stuck at home in Bengaluru.
Indian badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa (File photo | PTI)
Chennai :
It’s a strange time for Ashwini Ponnappa. Under normal circumstances, she would have been crisscrossing the globe with her partner Sikki Reddy, attempting to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. But then, these are not normal times.
The COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown has meant that Ashwini is stuck at home in Bengaluru. “It’s strange to be home and not go out,” she says. “It’s strange that it’s been like that for a couple of weeks and we’re not really sure how long it’s going to be for. “I’m in Bengaluru right now. I got here immediately after the tournament (All England, where she and Sikki crashed out in the second round). I’m at home, I haven’t really met my family so it’s been just my husband and me. It’s very strange being in Bengaluru, having all this time and not really venturing out or meeting anyone. Normally, if I had the time, that’s the thing I would have done, calling people and spending time with family and friends. Fortunately, we have two dogs who are with us, so they’re keeping us well entertained.”
The Red Bull athlete, however, plans to make the most of the extra time she has and work on her fitness. “It’s all about making the most of the time you have at home,” she says. “Luckily in this day and age, there are a lot of exercises you can do at home. But I do miss going on court. As much as we can do home exercises, it’s just not the same as going on court. It’s harder when you’re at home and you have more time to be disciplined. I do try to wake up early and try and do some breathing exercises, stretches and strength training. I also do a bit of cardio. It’s all about doing things that can be done at home.”
If she needed any extra motivation, she has a steady source for that in the form of national coach P Gopichand. Ashwini and India’s other top shuttlers are in WhatsApp groups where Gopichand sends them routines to stick to. “We have our doubles group and the singles players have their own group,” she says. “The fact that we are getting daily updates and ideas as to what we can do at home is really encouraging and motivating. After that, I’ve started waking up early as before, I was sleeping really late and waking up really late. But he is quite particular that we all wake up early and stick to the routine and do our exercises. I think that really got me back on track and got me more motivated.
“Because of the fact that I have a calf muscle tear and knee tendinitis (injuries she sustained towards the end of last season), I am not following the entire routine. I need to be a little more careful when I’m home so I’ve modified it accordingly.”
After normalcy is restored, Ashwini will have her focus back on the Tokyo Games. While she is not sure how postponement of the Games will affect her and Sikki’s chances, she believes it was the right decision. “Given how bad things have been, I think it has been the right decision to postpone the Olympics,” she says.
“It is quite tough for players to focus on the Olympics. That will tempt players to do things that they wouldn’t be doing like getting outside because everyone wants to do well. Badminton, we hadn’t really finished our qualifying and we still had about 4-5 tournaments that were left.“Sikki and I, we hadn’t really qualified but we were hoping that we would fare well over the next 4-5 tournaments and there was a chance of qualifying. I think at the end of the day, it depends on what BWF decides on what the qualifying criteria are going to be.”
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Sport> Others / by Vishnu Prasad / Express News Service / April 06th, 2020
Kodava is a small and beautiful mountain district of Karnataka and is well known in the world for coffee and its ‘brave warriors’, men and women, serving in all services.
File photos of Lt Gen CP Cariappa, Lt Gen CB Ponnappa (R) and Lt Gen PC Thimmaya (L). (Photo | KodaguConnect Twitter handle)
New Delhi :
It was a proud moment for the people of Kodava district when Lt Gen CP Cariappa took command of India’s elite 1 Strike Corps at Mathura on Friday. Lt Gen Cariappa became the Corp Commander and the District boasts of rare distinction of three Lieutenant Generals serving the army simultaneously.
Kodava is a small and beautiful mountain district of Karnataka and is well known in the world for coffee and its “brave warriors”, men and women, serving in all services. Talking only of Indian Army there are 90 posts at the rank of Lieutenant General.
Lt Gen PC Thimmaya and Lt Gen CB Ponnappa are the other two generals. Lt Gen Thimmaya is the Army Commander at the Army Training Command and Lt Gen Ponnappa is the Chief of Staff at the Northern Army Command. All three officers are a product of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and joined the army at different times.
Lt Gen CP Cariappa is the junior-most among the three generals and was commissioned on 09 June 1984 into the 4th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles. He served in UN Peace Keeping Force at Mozambique (Africa) and Iraq – Kuwait. Prior to taking over command of elite 1 Corps, he was the Military Secretary to the President of India at New Delhi. The officer on taking charge emphasized that his priority is ’fight against COVID-19 threat.’
Number of Kodava Lieutenant Generals in Indian Army at present: 3 File photos of Lt Gen CP Cariappa, Lt Gen CB Ponnappa (R) and Lt Gen PC Thimmaya (L). (Photo | KodaguConnect Twitter handle)
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At present Lt, Gen PC Thimmaya is the seniormost coorgi officer, who became Army Commander on 1 November 2018. He was the best cadet in pre-commission training at Indian Military Academy and was awarded the Sword of Honour. He got commissioned into 5th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry in June 1981.
He commanded Army’s 10 Corps and was the Commandant, Army War College at Mhow before becoming Army Commander. Like the other two officers he also had UN Stint, was a Military Observer in UN Mission, Angola. He also was Defence Attache in the High Commission of India in Bangladesh. He assumed the command of Army Training Command in Nov 2018.
Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa is Chief of Staff of the prestigious Northern Command since Feb 2020. He was commissioned into 2 MAHAR Regiment in Jun 1985 and later commanded the same unit. The officer had two UN Tenures. He was in Somalia under UNOSOM-II and North Kivu Brigade of UN Peace Keeping Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
These officers follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors like Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya. Field Marshal Cariappa was first Indian Commissioned Officer, first Indian General and then first Commander-in-Chief of India.
A total of eleven officers from Kodagu have occupied top posts in the Army so far. This apart, Kodagu also boasts of having 20 Major Generals and four Air Marshals, which undoubtedly makes Kodagu, the Land of Generals.
Although, with time the numbers of people joining forces from the district have fallen, steps are being taken to regain it. The district has its own War Memorial with names of all martyred soldiers of Kodagu. A museum in the name of former Army Chief General Thimmaiah is also being constructed. The Kodava Legacy in the Army will continue.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Nation / by Mayank Singh / Express News Service / April 06th, 2020
Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna cancelled his US trip at the right time; at present, he is having a happy family time at his coffee estate in Coorg, Karnataka.
The 40-year-old Rohan Bopanna, who has a mixed Grand Slam title to his credit, is quite mature to look at the crisis scenario with equanimity. – SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
These are difficult times, but Rohan Bopanna has no complaints. He is at his coffee estate in Coorg, huddled with family.
“We are tackling things on a day-to-day basis. It is not easy to ask the plantation workers to stop. We take precautions. One day we had only the men working. We make sure that they don’t stand close to each other. We are creating awareness. They wash their hands before they go home. It is a challenge for everybody. No matter who you are, it is not easy,” said the former world No. 3 doubles tennis player.
Bopanna, who had helped India win the doubles rubber with Leander Paes against Croatia in Zagreb in losing cause in the Davis Cup in March, feels that he was lucky to be in Coorg instead of the US.
“During the Davis Cup, everything was fine.
After the tie I was in Doha, waiting overnight for the flight to Los Angeles. Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Gunneswaran travelled through Europe to the US. Since doubles was on Friday, I had booked through Doha. I had the option of a hotel in Doha, but stayed at the airport. Physio Gaurang Shukla had also joined me to be on the same flight. About an hour and a half before the morning flight, we got the news that Indian Wells tournament had been cancelled.
We managed to change our ticket to India, for the evening. We spent time at the airport, using the swimming pool and the gym, on a pay-and-use basis. We spent nearly 18 hours at the airport. My wife and daughter were supposed to join me in Doha for the US trip. But we had cancelled the plan because the coronavirus situation had started getting serious. We didn’t want to expose the kid,” recalled Bopanna, who was obviously thrilled to spend time with his family in the serene atmosphere of Coorg…
Read the full story when the latest issue of Sportstar magazine is available on April 8.
source: http://www.sportstar.thehindu.com / SportStar / Home / by Kamesh Srinivasan / April 04th, 2020
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