Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Maharashtra government has requested the Centre to approve the allocation of Amphotericin B injection which is being used to cure Mucromysis (black fungus), informed Maharastra health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday announced that shortage of Amphotericin-B, the drug used for the treatment of Mucormycosis, coomonly known as Black Fungus, a post-COVID complication, shall be resolved soon.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government will declare black fungus an epidemic if the need arises and appealed to hospitals to use steroids in COVID treatment in controlled manner.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government is making Black Fungus a notifiable disease under the Public Health Act, informed TN Health Secy J Radhakrishna on Thursday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 20 (ANI): A day after declaring Black Fungus, also known as Mucor Mycosis, as a notified disease in Punjab, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday directed the Health Department to ensure that all necessary medicines are made available to every go
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Karnataka's former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday urged the state government to purchase at least 15,000-20,000 doses of Amphotericin B, an antifungal drug used for the treatment of black fungus, due to its unavailability in the state.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Delhi High Court asks Central Government to file a status report on the production capacity and other issues relating to Amphotericin B, a drug used to treat Black Fungus.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 20 (ANI): Haryana has reported more than 226 cases of Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) infection so far, state Health Minister Anil Vij informed.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday termed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a "black swan" event and said its impact on the global order and future of Asia is yet to be comprehended.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday in a letter to States and Union Territories has asked to make Mucormycosis or black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Delhi Government on Thursday said dedicated treatment centres for black fungus will be set up in three hospitals in the national capital.