Mysore/Mysuru, May 27 -- The New District Hospital on KRS road, Metagalli, has turned out to be a boon for COVID-19 affected patients of Mysuru district.

Following the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus pandemic in the district in March, the District authorities had turned Jayadeva Cardiology Hospital block in K.R. Hospital premises which was vacant after it as shifted to a new premises on KRS road, into a COVID-19 Hospital by setting up Isolation Wards.

But as the number of patients began to rise, the District Administration and the Health authorities, fearing the spread of the deadly virus, decided to stop all other medical services in K.R. Hospital taking into consideration the health and safety of the patients.

Later the auth...