UP CM Yogi Adityanath warns against black marketing of black fungus drugs
UP CM Yogi Adityanath warns against black marketing of black fungus drugs
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to ensure adequate availability of medicines required to treat black fungus in every district.
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UPDATED: June 4, 2021 05:11 IST
The Uttar Pradesh government recently declared the disease a ‘notifiable disease’ following the Centre’s guidelines.
With cases of mucormycosis rising in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued multiple warnings and put doctors on high alert.
“A few cases of this fatal disease have been found among recovered Covid-19 patients. The Department of Health and Medical Education should ensure that every patient with black fungus receives appropriate treatment,” said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while addressing a high-level meeting on Thursday.
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to extend free treatment to those suffering with problems in the post Covid-19 phase.The move will benefit one in 10 Covid-19 positive patients who get hospitalised for management of .
Read more about UP govt to extend free treatment to patients in post Covid-19 phase on Business Standard. The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to extend free treatment to those suffering with problems in the post Covid-19 phase
The patient had swelling in his eyes and also lost his vision, doctors said (Representational)
Shahjahanpur:
Uttar Pradesh s Shahjahanpur reported the district s first case of mucormycosis or Black Fungus after a 46-year-old man was diagnosed with the fungal infection, according to a senior official.
As a result of the Black Fungus infection, the man has lost his vision and has been sent to Lucknow s Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences for treatment, Chief Medical Officer Dr SP Gautam said on Monday.
Black Fungus or mucormycosis is caused by a group of moulds known as mucormycetes present naturally in the environment. It spreads through the nose and affects other parts of the body like the eyes.
New Delhi: Rare, life-threatening COVID-19 complications appear to be escalating in India, creating a fresh wave of critical medical challenges in a country that has already seen short supplies of oxygen and other basic needs.
Pharmacists are warning of a shortage of a crucial drug to treat an invasive fungal infection preying on patients with weakened immune systems and diabetes. An uptick in cases across India of a dangerous inflammatory syndrome in children - also seen in the US and Europe at the height of their outbreaks - is a harbinger of a potentially deadly spate of the paediatric illness in the coming weeks.