Three held for ‘selling’ Black Fungus vials
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Three persons, who were selling anti-Black Fungus vials in the black market, were apprehended by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force team of the North Zone on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, the North Zone team led by inspector K Nageswar Rao, laid a trap at a house near Delhi Sweet House, Punjagutta, and apprehended the accused persons who were in possession of five vials of Amphotericin B Injection.
Each vial was being sold for ₹50,000, while the MRP was ₹305, Officer on Special Duty (Task Force) P Radha Kishan Rao said.
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At least 52 people have died from Black Fungus in the state of Maharashtra, where the disease is on the rise among patients who have recovered from Covid-19, Dr Tatyarao Lahane, a senior state health official told CNN on Wednesday.
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