As black fungus infections emerge as a new threat to public health in India, health officials in Dhaka yesterday said they will soon release a guideline on preventing and treating the infection.
Microbiologists and physicians say indiscriminate use of steroids and a few drugs are behind the black fungus infections among recovering and recovered Covid-19 patients. We are aware that black fungus infections have been detected in India s Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and that a few states announced it as an epidemic. We are watching the situation carefully to make sure that it can t cause another disaster in our country, Nazmul Islam, director of Disease Control at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), told a virtual press conference yesterday.