Delhi grapples with black fungus drug shortage as cases rise ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 16:02 IST
By Amit Pandey
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Delhi is facing a shortage of a drug used to treat black fungus or mucormycosis as the number of such cases has reached nearly 500 in the national capital, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday.
Addressing the reporters here, Kejriwal said: The cases of black fungus in the national capital are on surge. Nearly 500 cases have been reported so far. Due to the rise in the number of black fungus cases, there is a shortage of injections used in the treatment of this disease.
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Will declare black fungus an epidemic if need arises: Kejriwal ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 20:15 IST
By Amit Pandey
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government will declare black fungus an epidemic if the need arises and appealed to hospitals to use steroids in COVID treatment in controlled manner. We will declare black fungus situation in Delhi an epidemic if the need arises.I want to appeal to all hospitals and doctors to use steroids in controlled amount. The patients need to control their sugar levels. Mixture of steroids and (blood) sugar is causing black fungus, Kejriwal told the media here.
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COVID vaccination centres to be set up at 77 govt schools in Delhi ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 12:30 IST
By By Amit Pandey
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Government schools in the national capital will now serve as COVID-19 vaccination centres for people between 18-44 years who have recently been made eligible for the inoculation, said a Delhi government official on Sunday.
The move comes a day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed that large-scale vaccination against COVID-19 for people between 18 and 44 years will start from Monday.
The government official also said that preparations for the vaccination drive are underway. 77 government schools in Delhi are being prepared for vaccination drive scheduled to begin on Monday, the official added.