Over 92 patients have recovered till now, though there is a shortage of medicines to treat the black fungus infection.
The top court also asked the Centre to specify the steps being taken by it to ensure drug availability for mucormycosis or black fungus
An additional 1,930 vials of Amphotericin-B has been allocated to Karnataka. With this, the state has so far received 12,710 vials, Union minister for
The high court said Amphotericin B is required to save the lives of people suffering from Mucormycosis and the Centre shall seriously consider waiver
In Ghaziabad, a person was detected with three variants of the fungus -- Black, White and Yellow -- on May 24, claimed a doctor of a private hospital
The move comes few days after the Centre directed all the states and UTs to make black fungus a notifiable disease
Experts have been asked to look for alternative anti-fungal infections for the treatment of black fungus cases, Haryana health minister Anil Vij said
So far, around 300 Covid patients suffering from black fungus have been admitted to hospitals in the state
The fungal infection, which affects the brain, lungs, and sinuses, can be lethal to those suffering from diabetes and having compromised immune system
Patients with poor control of blood sugar and immunocompromised systems are most vulnerable to this infection, says Dr ( Lt General) Ved Chaturvedi, M