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Shooting coach Monali Gorhe passes away due to black fungus
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Indian shooting coach Monali Gorhe passed away due to black fungus on Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu declares Black Fungus as notifiable disease under Public Health
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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Punjab: Health Department directed to ensure medicines for treatment of Bl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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
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Kumaraswamy urges K'taka govt to order 20,000 Amphotericin B doses to trea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's status report on production of Amphotericin B drug
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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Haryana reports over 226 Black Fungus cases so far
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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Centre asks States, UTs to make 'black fungus' notifiable disease under Ep
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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Black fungus: Delhi govt to set up dedicated treatment centres in three ho
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
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.
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NHRC asks Health Ministry to act immediately over black fungus deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to take appropriate action and submit Action Taken Report (ATR) over black fungus deaths and infections in India.
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Delhi govt sets up 4 member committee for timely distribution of Amphoteri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Delhi government has set up a four-member technical expert committee (TEC) to prevent the indiscriminate use of Amphotericin-B injection and to establish a transparent and efficient system of distribution of this drug to the needy and hospitalised COVID-1
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Black fungus: Andhra govt to purchase 15,000 vials of Amphotericin B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government has placed orders for purchasing 15,000 vials of Amphotericin B injection to treat persons infected with black fungus or Mucormycosis, said state Medical and Health Principal Secretary Anil Kumar Singhal on Wednesday
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Telangana declares black fungus as notifiable disease under epidemic act
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 20 (ANI): Telangana government has declared black fungus or Mucormycosis as a notifiable disease under the epidemic act.
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