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India: Misguided Covid-19 advice triggers fungal disease
Web report/Mumbai
AFP
Several Covid patients known to experiment with drugs suggested by friends or strangers on social media.
Unregulated use of drugs at home, absence of blood sugar surveillance and widespread use of ‘medicines’, which are ‘prescribed’ on social media by friends and relatives are the main factors for the surge in mucormycosis during the ongoing Covid pandemic in India, say doctors.
Medical experts cite how several Covid patients ‘experimented’ with drugs that were suggested to them by friends or even strangers on social media, which ultimately triggers off the fungal disease, normally acquired by patients in hospitals.
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Healthcare Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused
severe impacts on the global economy at various levels and which can be seen on
the Healthcare industry as well. The thriving market of health care research
and development is expected to exhibit a steep decline in the sales during the
lockdown period owing to the shutdown of the manufacturing units, acute
shortage in the supply of raw materials and absence of potential manpower. It