Kasargod: Seventeen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kasargod, taking the total number of such patients in the district to 106, a health official said on Monday.

Mangaluru: (Press Release) In order to control the spreading of the COVID-19 after declaring lockdown in the country in our district several hospitals have suspended OPD services. In view of this several patients are in trouble without timely personal consultations of doctors and without getting  proper medicinal advice. Realizing this fact Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Natekal, has started online tele-consultation service in the constituent Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre.

Puttur: Uppinangady Police on Monday booked a person for violating instructions of self-quarantine after he arrived from Dubai on March 21. The case was registered based on a complaint filed by Puttur Assistant Commissioner Dr. Yathish Ullal.

Mangaluru: Amidst the court-wide lockdown, Mangaluru City Police has stepped up the security check up of the vehicles in the city and has installed check-posts at various points in the city.

City Police Commissioner, Dr. PS Harsha on Monday warned people against forwarding and circulating fake news on social media platforms adding that those found guilty will be prosecuted under criminal laws.

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police, Laxmi Prasad on Monday suspended a constable attached to Subramanya Police Station for manhandling the chief priest of Kukke Subramanya Temple on Saturday.

Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty more people were detected with coronavirus in Kerala on Saturday, taking the total number of those undergoing treatment for the deadly infection to 181, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.

Mangaluru: District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivasa Poojary said that so far 182 persons' throat swabs were sent for testing in Dakshina Kannada district, of which seven persons have been tested positive for coronavirus and remaining 161 have been tested negative.