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Uttarakhand govt issues SOPs to prevent black marketing of black fungus me
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 22 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to prevent the black marketing of black fungus medicine keeping in view cases of the disease being reported across the country.
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Early diagnosis of Mucormycosis critical, use steroid only after consultin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, across the country, Medical Director at Delhi's LNJP Hospital, Dr Suresh Kumar said that early diagnosis of Mucormycosis is critical and people should not take steroid without consulting docto
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Centre asks states to focus on robust infection prevention to contain blac
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Amid rise in the number of patients suffering from Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, in several parts of the country, the Union Health Ministry on Friday wrote to the all the states and union territories (UTs) advising them to review their preparednes
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Will provide Black Fungus injections to hospitals as soon as Centre releas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday said his government will provide Black Fungus injections to hospitals in the national capital as soon as the Centre releases it.
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Shortage of injections to treat mucormycosis, says Ajit Pawar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Concerned over the shortage of injections to treat black fungus in patients, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that there are more than 300 cases of mucormycosis in Pune.
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Black Fungus is new challenge, need to focus on precaution, preparation to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday warned against "new challenge of Black Fungus" and said there was need of precaution and preparation to deal with it.
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Key to control 'black fungus' is judicious steroid use, good control over
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): With rising number of mucormycosis or "black fungus" cases seen among Covid-19 patients, Chairperson, Medanta Hopsital, Dr Naresh Trehan on Friday emphaised that the key to control the "opportunistic fungus" is a judicious use of steroids and good control
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Black fungus: Centre to ramp up production, availability of Amphotericin-B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said the Central government will make proactive efforts for significantly ramping up domestic production of Amphotericin-B drug, an anti-fungal drug for the treatment of black fungus disease.
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197 cases of black fungus in Delhi: Satyendar Jain
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said there are 197 cases of black fungus in government and private hospitals till date in the national capital.
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Black fungus notifiable disease, hospitals should inform govt before treat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID task force head Dr CN Ashwathnarayan on Thursday said that Mucormycosis or black fungus has been declared as a notifiable disease and none of the hospitals should give treatment for this disease without
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Odisha declares black fungus as notifiable disease under Epidemic Act
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 21 (ANI): Odisha government on Thursday declared Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
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Maharashtra places order for Amphotericin B injection, requests Centre to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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