: Thursday, May 20, 2021, 6:04 PM IST
'Have made special arrangements in 3 govt hospitals': Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as cases of Mucormycosis rise
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Amid a rise in cases of Mucormycosis or black fungus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has made special arrangements in three government hospitals.
He said, "I want to appeal to all hospitals and doctors to use steroids in controlled amount. Patients need to control their sugar levels. Mixture of steroids and sugar is causing Black fungus. We have made special arrangements in 3 govt hospitals."
Kejriwal urged the Centre to provide a "sufficient number of injections" for the infection which can be seen in patients who have recovered from COVID-19. "We hope Centre will provide us sufficient number of injections (for black fungus). We've made a team of doctors that'll give injections to affected patients as per SOP. Yesterday, they received 84 applications from different hospitals regarding injections," the Delhi CM added.