Amid the rising cases of Mucormycosis, or Black Fungus, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the availability of Amphotericin-B, the key drug to treat the deadly disease is now being increased.
NEW DELHI: As India reels under the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, several states are extending the curbs to evade the surge in daily Covid cases and safeguard the lives of their people.
India s Covid curve continued to remain below the three lakh mark for the sixth consecutive day, with 2.57 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
Here are the top developments of the day:
Several states extend Covid curbs
Tamil Nadu joined Uttar Pradesh and Northeast states to extend lockdown with a large party of the country already under Covid-induced restrictions till month-end.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of Mucormycosis or 'black fungus', the Union Health Ministry on Saturday said the availability of Amphotericin-B, the key drug to treat the deadly disease is now being increased and the ministry is in touch with five additional manufacturers.