While battling its COVID-19 crisis, India struggles with a ‘Black Fungus’ epidemic
3 years, 6 months ago

While battling its COVID-19 crisis, India struggles with a ‘Black Fungus’ epidemic

Firstpost  

PM Modi described the fungal disease as a new “challenge” and said it was “important to create systems to tackle it.” In the stifling, tightly packed medical ward at Civil Hospital, the ear, nose and throat specialist moved briskly from one bed to the next, shining a flashlight into one patient’s mouth, examining another’s X-rays. Unprepared for this spring’s devastating COVID-19 second wave, many of India’s hospitals took desperate steps to save lives — steps that may have opened the door to yet another deadly disease. Many doctors prescribed steroids in quantities and for durations that far exceed World Health Organization recommendations, said Arunaloke Chakrabarti, a microbiologist and co-author of a study examining the causes of India’s mucormycosis outbreak. “That’s a very painful choice,” said Dr Atul Patel, an infectious diseases specialist at the private Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad who has treated dozens of mucormycosis patients in the outbreak.

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Despite beating Covid-19, struggle far from over for mucormycosis patients
2 years, 7 months ago

Despite beating Covid-19, struggle far from over for mucormycosis patients

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Bhaidas Mali, 35, a police sub-inspector with the Maharashtra police is currently waiting to undergo plastic surgery to reconstruct his palate at Global Hospital, Parel. Since May 2021, when mucormycosis was made a ‘notifiable disease’, the state has recorded 10,871 mucormycosis cases Mucormycosis is caused by a group of moulds called mucormycetes that are present in the environment. Since …

After Dipping for 5 Days, Mumbai Covid-19 Cases Slightly Up to 6,149; 7 Die, Active Tally Below 50,000
2 years, 11 months ago

After Dipping for 5 Days, Mumbai Covid-19 Cases Slightly Up to 6,149; 7 Die, Active Tally Below 50,000

News 18  

After dropping for five days in a row, daily Covid-19 cases marginally rose to 6,149 in Mumbai on Tuesday, while seven more patients succumbed to the infection and 12,810 others recovered, the city civic body said. With fresh additions, the coronavirus tally increased to 10,11,967, while the death toll jumped to 16,476, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a bulletin. …

Kerala scraps post-Covid treatment policy for people above poverty line, fixes daily charges
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala scraps post-Covid treatment policy for people above poverty line, fixes daily charges

India Today  

The Kerala government has decided to scrap the post-Covid free treatment facility for patients who are Above Poverty Line. There were representations from people to formulate post-Covid complication treatment rates to avail treatment in government or private hospitals," read the government order. The government has also capped the treatment rates for post-Covid complications at Rs 750/day in general wards of …

Mucormycosis Kills 303 in Karnataka Who Had Fully Recovered from Covid-19, 34% Deaths in Bengaluru
3 years, 5 months ago

Mucormycosis Kills 303 in Karnataka Who Had Fully Recovered from Covid-19, 34% Deaths in Bengaluru

News 18  

Over three hundred people, who had fully recovered from Covid-19 infection, have succumbed to mucormycosis in Karnataka. The report quoted sources, who said that the deaths reported between May and early June was due to an acute shortage of anti-fungal medicine, Liposomal Amphotericin B drug. Meanwhile, for the first time in many weeks, new Covid cases dipped below 2,000 in …

Black fungus found severe in non-vaccinated patients
3 years, 5 months ago

Black fungus found severe in non-vaccinated patients

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Nearly 85 per cent of the 700 patients admitted in Government ENT Hospital for black fungus were not vaccinated while only seven per cent had taken one dose, according to data. In 60 per cent of the patients it was found that the nose and eye region was infected due to black fungus. It was found that 71 per …

HC Asks Centre for Report on Availability, Imports of Black Fungus Drug
3 years, 5 months ago

HC Asks Centre for Report on Availability, Imports of Black Fungus Drug

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file a status report on availability of Liposomal Amphotericin B – a drug used for treating patients of black fungus, which primarily affects those who have recovered from COVID-19. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh asked the Centre to also indicate the status of quantities of Liposomal …

Over 3,000 Affected by Black Fungus, 122 Fatalities in Tamil Nadu, Says Minister
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 3,000 Affected by Black Fungus, 122 Fatalities in Tamil Nadu, Says Minister

News 18  

Tamil Nadu has reported 3,300 black fungus cases and 122 related deaths so far, state minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday and appealed to the people to seek medical advice on time for early treatment. "About 3,300 persons in Tamil Nadu have been affected due to black fungus and 122 have died due to the …

After Black Fungus, 'Bone Death' Reported in 3 Mumbai Patients, Doctors Fear More Cases
3 years, 5 months ago

After Black Fungus, 'Bone Death' Reported in 3 Mumbai Patients, Doctors Fear More Cases

News 18  

Three confirmed cases of avascular necrosis or death of bone tissues after Covid-19 have been scientifically reported from Mumbai. AVN could be the next debilitating condition among post-Covid patients after the outbreak of mucormycosis or black fungus two months back. According to a report in Times of India, Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, treated the three young patients who developed necrosis two …

Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in COVID patients
3 years, 5 months ago

Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in COVID patients

India TV News  

A deadly fungal infection known as "black fungus' that first surfaced in Indian COVID-19 patients has been detected in Afghanistan, which is in the middle of a brutal third wave of the coronavirus, Health Minister Wahid Majroh said on Saturday. In Afghanistan, where people rarely wear masks and there is no social distancing, the numbers of new cases have been …

760 black fungus patients still being treated in Delhi hospitals
3 years, 5 months ago

760 black fungus patients still being treated in Delhi hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Hospitals in the city are still treating over 750 patients with mucormycosis, instances of which shot up in the wake of the fourth wave of Covid-19 in the national capital between April and May, showed Delhi government data. At least 760 patients are being treated for the infection, commonly known as black fungus, in Delhi government-run and private hospitals, the …

'Covid Cases Dipping, But Second Wave Not Over Yet': Harsh Vardhan At Meet With GoM on Pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

'Covid Cases Dipping, But Second Wave Not Over Yet': Harsh Vardhan At Meet With GoM on Pandemic

News 18  

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday chaired a meeting with the Group of Ministers on the Covid-19 situation in the country, reiterating the importance of virus-appropriate behavior as states begin to open up. Vardhan summarised the current Covid-19 situation in the country: “In the last 24 hours we have had only 46,148 cases making the active caseload decline …

Indian Missions Working on War Footing to Get Medicines for Mucormycosis: Centre to SC
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian Missions Working on War Footing to Get Medicines for Mucormycosis: Centre to SC

News 18  

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Indian missions all over the world have been working on a war footing for sourcing medicines like Amphotericin or additional and alternative drugs for the treatment of Covid-19 related Mucormycosis in the country. Besides ramping up domestic production facilities of medicines like Amphotericin, the government said it has also issued guidance on …

Jharkhand on High Alert as Mucormycosis Cases Rise
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand on High Alert as Mucormycosis Cases Rise

News 18  

With a rise in mucormycosis or black fungus cases in Jharkhand, the state government has directed the health machinery to be on high alert and extend all possible care to the affected people, an official said on Saturday. “The state has thus far registered 26 deaths due to mucormycosis, while 50 people have recovered from it,” Ravi Shankar Shukla, Mission …

Jharkhand on high alert as mucormycosis cases rise
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand on high alert as mucormycosis cases rise

India TV News  

With a rise in mucormycosis or black fungus cases in Jharkhand, the state government has directed the health machinery to be on high alert and extend all possible care to the affected people, an official said on Saturday. "The state has thus far registered 26 deaths due to mucormycosis, while 50 people have recovered from it," Ravi Shankar Shukla, Mission …

Jharkhand on high alert as mucormycosis cases rise
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand on high alert as mucormycosis cases rise

Hindustan Times  

With a rise in mucormycosis or black fungus cases in Jharkhand, the state government has directed the health machinery to be on high alert and extend all possible care to the affected people, an official said on Saturday. Mucormycosis is a fungal infection leading to prolonged morbidity and even mortality among Covid-19 patients. "The state has thus far registered 26 …

MP: 23 mucormycosis patients develop mild adverse reaction to new treatment injection
3 years, 6 months ago

MP: 23 mucormycosis patients develop mild adverse reaction to new treatment injection

India Today  

At Bundelkhand Medical College in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, 23 mucormycosis patients developed mild adverse reactions after being administered the new amphotericin B lipid complex injections. The Madhya Pradesh government had on Sunday sent 120 amphotericin B lipid complex injections for the treatment of 37 mucormycosis patients admitted at BMC. Of the 25 patients, 23 developed symptoms including mild …

25% of New Black Fungus Patients Have No Record of Covid-19 Infection, Says Indore Doctor
3 years, 6 months ago

25% of New Black Fungus Patients Have No Record of Covid-19 Infection, Says Indore Doctor

News 18  

As much as 25 to 30 per cent of newly admitted mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ patients have no record of previous coronavirus infection, a senior doctor said here on Thursday. "At least 25 to 30 per cent of new patients of black fungus have no past record of suffering from COVID-19. Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital, which is associated with the college, …

Decide On Free Treatment To Mucormycosis Patients : Karnataka High Court To State
3 years, 6 months ago

Decide On Free Treatment To Mucormycosis Patients : Karnataka High Court To State

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to decide on extending free treatment to persons suffering from Mucormycosis. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar said "The State government has described mucormycosis as covid associated diseases. State will also have to take decision on extending free treatment to persons suffering with black …

Doctors Remove Eyes of Three Children in Mumbai to Thwart Spread of Black Fungus
3 years, 6 months ago

Doctors Remove Eyes of Three Children in Mumbai to Thwart Spread of Black Fungus

News 18  

An eye each of three children infected with Mucormycosis or Black Fungus had to be removed in Mumbai as the disease spread to an extent that it became a risk to their lives. Doctors said Black Fungus cases in children are a worrying sign and the infection primarily targets COVID-19 recovered patients with comorbidities like diabetes and is dangerous. Another …

Black fungus declared epidemic in Jharkhand
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus declared epidemic in Jharkhand

India Today  

The Jharkhand government has announced black fungus as an epidemic, the Chief Minister's Office informed on Tuesday. Apart from Jharkhand, black fungus cases have also been reported in states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, among others. Mucormycosis or black fungus is caused by a group of moulds known as mucormycetes present naturally in the environment. …

Black Fungus Cases In India Breach 30,000-Mark; Maharashtra Tops Chart With Over 7,000 Infections
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus Cases In India Breach 30,000-Mark; Maharashtra Tops Chart With Over 7,000 Infections

ABP News  

New Delhi: A growth of over 150 per cent has been observed in the Black fungus cases across states within the last three weeks. The increase in the cases comes at a time when the country’s crippled health infrastructure has still not overcome the burden of Coronavirus’ first wave while also trying to fight the second and get ready for …

Indore: 764 cases, 49 deaths reported due to Mucormycosis till now
3 years, 6 months ago

Indore: 764 cases, 49 deaths reported due to Mucormycosis till now

Hindustan Times  

As many as 764 cases of black fungus have been reported so far and 49 people have succumbed to the disease in Indore, informed Apoorva Tiwari, District Data Manager, Health Department, Indore. "Till now 764 cumulative cases of Mucormycosis or black fungus have been reported in Indore. 149 patients have been discharged and 49 people have succumbed to the disease," …

51 mucormycosis patients under treatment amid dire shortage of drugs
3 years, 6 months ago

51 mucormycosis patients under treatment amid dire shortage of drugs

The Hindu  

The Union Territory currently has 51 patients with mucormycosis under treatment amid a dire shortage of drugs. Governor and Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who is now in Hyderabad, said that the Union Territory had run out of stocks of Liposomal Amphoterecin B, currently the drug of choice in treatment of mucormycosis. The Lt. Governor’s appeal comes even as the Indian …

In Gujarat, a crisis of epidemic proportions
3 years, 6 months ago

In Gujarat, a crisis of epidemic proportions

The Hindu  

In April, Bhavesh Desai, 56, was happily dreaming of a peaceful retired life in two years when he was suddenly assailed by two infections, one after the other. “Despite the charges capped by the government for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals, it’s still very high and beyond the means of any middle-class family,” he says. “Normal surgery will cost not …

Make Black Fungus Injections Free, Priyanka Gandhi Urges PM Modi
3 years, 6 months ago

Make Black Fungus Injections Free, Priyanka Gandhi Urges PM Modi

News 18  

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free injections required for the treatment of black fungus, besides asking the government to share the number of the patients who are suffering from the infection. In an appeal to the Prime Minister, the Congress leader said that the government should make adequate arrangement …

Maharashtra govt caps mucormycosis treatment rates for private hospitals
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra govt caps mucormycosis treatment rates for private hospitals

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government on Friday capped the charges for treatment of mucormycosis patients at private hospitals in the state, where the official number of such cases has gone above 5,000. The state health department issued a notification to this effect, asking all charitable hospitals registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, to follow the capped charges while treating mucormycosis …

Delhi recorded 1,044 mucormycosis cases, 89 deaths till Wednesday: Health Min Satyendar Jain
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi recorded 1,044 mucormycosis cases, 89 deaths till Wednesday: Health Min Satyendar Jain

India TV News  

Delhi recorded 1,044 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus and 89 deaths due to the infection till Wednesday, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said if the city government could not ensure that people get both doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin within the stipulated time, it should not have started so many vaccination centres with …

Busting Myth: Fungal Disease Reported During COVID Second Wave is Mucormycosis, Not Black Fungus
3 years, 6 months ago

Busting Myth: Fungal Disease Reported During COVID Second Wave is Mucormycosis, Not Black Fungus

News 18  

If black fungus had emotions, it would have been pained and hurt. As if the devastating second wave of COVID-19 was not enough, starting early May, reports of a new health condition with symptoms of fever—headache, cough, pain and redness around eye and nose—shortness of breath, black discolouration over nose, alternation in mental status such as confusion or forgetting things …

Black fungus: The deathly infection
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus: The deathly infection

The Hindu  

Black fungus, or mucormycosis, is an opportunistic infection in COVID-19 patients. In the long run, boosting India’s national spending on health to improve the health system in areas of surveillance, disease control and preparedness, infection control procedures, and addressing the health care access issues in India will complement efforts to minimise the emergence of such opportunistic infections. They include immunologic …

Facts about mucormycosis
3 years, 6 months ago

Facts about mucormycosis

The Hindu  

What is mucormycosis Mucormycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds or fungus called mucormycetes. Health care-associated outbreaks have been linked to adhesive bandages, wooden tongue depressors, hospital linen, negative pressure rooms, water leaks, poor air filtration, non-sterile medical devices and building construction. Who is vulnerable Persons with uncontrolled diabetes; malignancy; transplant recipients; prolonged …

Black fungus found in brains of many patients in Indore hospital
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus found in brains of many patients in Indore hospital

India TV News  

Mucormycosis or black fungus has been detected in the brains of at least 15 per cent of patients admitted for the infection in Government Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a senior doctor said on Monday. Some other experts said the initial symptoms of black fungus infection in the brain included headache and vomiting, with the patient later …

India receives consignment of 200,000 Amphotericin B doses used in black fungus treatment
3 years, 6 months ago

India receives consignment of 200,000 Amphotericin B doses used in black fungus treatment

India TV News  

A consignment of 200,000 AmBisome, used in black fungus treatment reached India early on Sunday. "Another consignment of AmBisome from @GileadSciences, used in Black Fungus treatment, reaches India. Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, has wreaked havoc across India, especially in COVID-19 patients who have been administered heavy doses of steroids to treat the infection. Image Source : ANI Consignment …

Mucormycosis: What it is, and why it is associated with diabetes | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
3 years, 6 months ago

Mucormycosis: What it is, and why it is associated with diabetes | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

India has so far recorded close to 12,000 cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus infection as it is commonly known. While the increased use of steroids, which are needed for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients, is being cited as one possible reason, experts have also said that a majority of cases are seen in those with poorly-controlled diabetes. …

Black Fungus: India receives 50,000 Amphotericin-B vials from US pharma firms
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus: India receives 50,000 Amphotericin-B vials from US pharma firms

Firstpost  

US-based pharma firms like Gilead Sciences and Mylan have sent 50,000 vials of anti-black fungus medicine, said MoS for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya on Friday New Delhi: Over 50,000 vials of Amphotericin-B, used in the treatment of black fungus, have arrived in India from abroad, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Friday. …

Black fungus declared notified disease under Epidemic Act in Delhi
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus declared notified disease under Epidemic Act in Delhi

India Today  

The Delhi government on Thursday declared mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, a notified disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. This has been done because "the ordinary provisions of law for the time being in force are insufficient for the purpose" of tackling the "outbreak of the dangerous epidemic disease," the Delhi government's official notification stated. Additionally, no information …

11,717 Black Fungus Cases in India; Gujarat Tops With Over 2,800 Patients, Maharashtra a Close 2nd
3 years, 6 months ago

11,717 Black Fungus Cases in India; Gujarat Tops With Over 2,800 Patients, Maharashtra a Close 2nd

News 18  

India has registered 11,717 cases of black fungus or mucormycosis as of May 25, with Gujarat leading the list closely followed by Maharashtra. Sharing the data on Twitter on Wednesday, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said an additional 29,250 vials of the Amphotericin B drug, used in the treatment of the deadly fungal infection, have been allocated to all states/UTs based …

Black Fungus swamps Gujarat and Maharashtra
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus swamps Gujarat and Maharashtra

India Today  

With 2,281 confirmed cases of mucormycosis on May 24, Gujarat tops the chart for these cases in India, followed closely by Maharashtra with 2,000 cases. As of May 24, Gujarat has reported 250 deaths caused by the fungal infection, the highest in the country, with most cases coming from Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. Other states, including Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh …

Punjab: 32 non-Covid patients contract black fungus, doctors blame excessive dosage of steroids
3 years, 6 months ago

Punjab: 32 non-Covid patients contract black fungus, doctors blame excessive dosage of steroids

India Today  

Punjab has reported over 158 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus, out of which 32 patients have no history of Covid-19 infection. Doctors say contrary to popular perception, excessive use of steroids, not Covid-19, is the reason behind these patients contracting black fungus. "Black fungus is not a contagious disease and is curable if it is reported early and patients …

Slowing the pace of India’s mucormycosis threat
3 years, 6 months ago

Slowing the pace of India’s mucormycosis threat

The Hindu  

The alarming rise in India recently in the incidence of mucormycosis — a rare fungal infection — in patients who have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 has come as no surprise to those of us in the medical oncology community. As oncologists who rely on steroids in many of our protocols, and having managed several cases of mucormycosis, we …

Mucormycosis | ‘Avoid visiting damp and dusty places for a few weeks’
3 years, 6 months ago

Mucormycosis | ‘Avoid visiting damp and dusty places for a few weeks’

The Hindu  

It takes around four weeks for the effect of steroids administered to COVID patients to wear off and it is important to keep oneself protected during this time. Patients, specially those in high risk category for mucormycosis, should avoid visiting damp and dusty places for a few weeks post recovery, Arun Sharma, Director, National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable …

A tale of two infections
3 years, 6 months ago

A tale of two infections

Hindustan Times  

The life-threatening infection, mucormycosis, informally referred to as the black fungus, is currently raging as a part of the aggressive second wave of Covid-19. The high mortality rates associated with mucormycosis are reflective not only of the aggressive nature of the infection, but also of the dysregulated innate immune response seen in Covid-19 as well as the cytokine storm observed …

Used in Treatment of Covid-19, Experts Flag Zinc's Contribution in Black Fungus Outbreak, Demand Probe
3 years, 6 months ago

Used in Treatment of Covid-19, Experts Flag Zinc's Contribution in Black Fungus Outbreak, Demand Probe

News 18  

Experts are sounding alarm bells over blanket use of zinc in treating Covid-19 infections fearing that it may be a major contributing factor in the massive outbreak of mucormycosis across the country. A report by India Today quoted the former president of the Indian Medical Association, Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, “Presence of metals such as zinc and iron in the body …

ICMR study found no black fungus cases after first wave
3 years, 7 months ago

ICMR study found no black fungus cases after first wave

Hindustan Times  

A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research, released on Monday, said that there were no instances of mucormycosis, in 10 hospitals where researchers tracked secondary bacterial and fungal infections in Covid-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic. The study was conducted between June and August last year, on 17,534 patients in 10 hospitals and its findings …

COVID-19 updates: Mucormycosis not contagious, says AIIMS chief; walk-ins for 18-44 allowed at govt centres
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 updates: Mucormycosis not contagious, says AIIMS chief; walk-ins for 18-44 allowed at govt centres

Firstpost  

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria on Monday said it is better to identify mucormycosis by its name rather than by the colour as labelling the same fungus with names of different colours can create confusion. Meanwhile, India’s COVID-19 daily recoveries have outnumbered new cases for the 11th consecutive day, while the cumulative positivity rate stands at 8.09 percent, the Union health …

Covid-19 | Mucormycosis is not a communicable disease, says AIIMS chief
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 | Mucormycosis is not a communicable disease, says AIIMS chief

The Hindu  

“Mucormycosis is not a communicable disease and 90-95% of patients that we have with us currently are diabetics who were on steroids. Dr. Guleria also said it is better not to use the term black fungus while talking of mucormycosis, as it leads to a lot of avoidable confusion. As our knowledge of the virus is growing, doctors are able …

Is black fungus contagious?
3 years, 7 months ago

Is black fungus contagious?

Live Mint  

A rapid rise in cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, has added to the challenges faced by India's healthcare system as it deals with a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections. "Bacteria and fungi are present in our bodies already, but they are kept in check by the body’s immune system," said K Bhujang Shetty, head of Narayana …

Black fungus: From symptoms to causes of infection, here are key facts about the disease
3 years, 7 months ago

Black fungus: From symptoms to causes of infection, here are key facts about the disease

Firstpost  

Black Fungus: Who is at high risk? How Black Fungus spreads, Signs, symptoms to causes of infection, everything you need to know about it Even as the second wave of COVID-19 continues in India, concerns are rising over cases of black fungus among those recovering from the viral infection. Till 22 May, India has reported about 8,848 cases of black …

Black fungus: Karnataka govt permits medical college, district hospitals to provide treatment
3 years, 7 months ago

Black fungus: Karnataka govt permits medical college, district hospitals to provide treatment

India TV News  

The Karnataka government on Sunday issued an order permitting all state-run medical college hospitals and district hospitals to provide suitable treatment for Mucormycosis or black fungus, with the state witnessing surge in infections. Meanwhile, state's Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said the state has recorded about 700 cases of black fungus infections in the last week, as he directed …

Black fungus cases rising in Agra as Covid infections dip
3 years, 7 months ago

Black fungus cases rising in Agra as Covid infections dip

India Today  

Agra is witnessing a steady rise in the number of black fungus cases — mostly seen in people who recovered from Covid-19. RISE IN BLACK FUNGUS CASES Chief Medical Officer Agra Dr. RC Pandey said the number of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus patients is rising rapidly in the district. College Principal Dr. Sanjay Kala said black fungus patients are expected …

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