HEALTH

454 black fungus cases in Haryana

11:58 pm May 25, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana had recorded 454 black fungus or mucormycosis cases till May 24 with Gurgaon district reporting the maximum of 156 cases, health department data showed on Tuesday. Hisar has reported 95 cases, Faridabad 55, Rohtak and Sirsa 27 each, Panipat 19 and Ambala 14, the data stated. Pointing out that not all those in […]

MP: Surgeons remove part of jaws to save lives of 4 black fungus patients

8:45 pm May 25, 2021

Indore: Surgeons in Indore had to remove half of the upper jaws of four patients infected by mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ over the last one week to save their lives, a senior surgeon said on Tuesday. ”A team of surgeons from our college operated on 50 patients of black fungus during the last one week. For the […]

Athletes to be vaccinated in Miami for Olympics

11:01 am May 25, 2021

Miami: The president of the Pan American Sports Organization (Panam Sports) is concerned about the health of athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games and is encouraging them to travel to Miami to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Olympic athletes from different Latin American countries began to get vaccinated in Miami on Monday as part of an agreement between Panam Sports, the Consulate of Mexico and the Marsoni Foundation, […]

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About 15 hospitals treating black fungus cases in Delhi: Satyendar Jain

9:44 pm May 22, 2021

New Delhi: Amid escalating cases of black fungus in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday asked people to be watchful and not resort to self-medication, particularly steroids, and said about 15 hospitals in the city are treating mucormycosis patients. Black fungus or mucormycosis is a fungal infection that affects the nose, […]

UP to declare black fungus notifiable disease

11:27 pm May 21, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will declare black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act. During a meeting on Friday, the Uttar Pradesh CM said, “In compliance with the order of the central government, black fungus should also be declared a notified disease on the lines of COVID. Order in this regard should […]