Punjab reports first confirmed case of green fungus
India | June 20, 2021 11:29 ISTThe first confirmed case of 'green' fungus was reported in Punjab's Jalandhar on Sunday.
The first confirmed case of 'green' fungus was reported in Punjab's Jalandhar on Sunday.
With a rise in mucormycosis or black fungus cases in Jharkhand, the state government has directed the health machinery to be on high alert.
A government hospital in Indore has stopped administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to black fungus patients after some of them who received the shots started experiencing side effects.
The government on Tuesday imposed curbs on export of Amphotericin-B injections that are used for treatment of mucormycosis or black fungus infections.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said 50 people have died due to black fungus in the state so far, while 650 more are undergoing treatment for the infection in various hospitals.
Dwarka Police on Friday arrested a man named Ayush, who reportedly claimed to provide black fungus injections, and later blocked people after procuring money from them.
Bajaj Healthcare on Friday launched Posaconazole API, used in treating Mucormycosis (black fungus) infection in COVID-19 patients.
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The court said it was sure that a patient’s granddaughter, who was seeking direction to the govt and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to provide sufficient number of vials of Amphotericin B to him, was not seeking any preferential treatment over other patients.
These include patients living in outer districts and states apart from Gurugram. Those who are being treated in various hospitals of the district, according to the district health dept.
The government has allocated additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B to various states, Union Territories (UTs) and Central Institutions on May 24, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday declared black fungus (Mucormycosis) an epidemic in the state.
A 46-year-old man and his driver were arrested for allegedly selling the anti-fungal drug amphotericin, used for the treatment of mucormycosis, at an exorbitant rate, police said on Monday.
The Pune district administration has directed health officials to screen COVID-19 survivors in rural areas to identify any suspected cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus.
Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district has reported the first death caused by black fungus.
Director of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr Randeep Guleria on Sunday said that the medical treatment for Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) is more prolonged as compared to COVID-19 pandemic. Guleria was speaking at India TV's #JeetegaIndiaHaaregaCorona conclave.
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