The Government Has Asked All States to Declare Black Fungus a Pandemic
The center has asked all states to declare black fungus or mucormycosis an epidemic. A letter from the health ministry said states to list under the epidemic diseases act, rare but possible fatal infection.
That means all confirmed and suspected cases of black fungus, which is seen in covid recovered patients, have to be reported to the health ministry.
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"In recent times a new challenge in the form of a fungal infection namely mucormycosis has emerged and is reported from many states among COVID-19 patients especially those on steroid therapy and deranged sugar control," Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal has said in a letter to states.
"This fungal infection is leading to prolo...