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The tomorrow war
Karnataka is ramping up its health infra, seeking medicines and vaccines to fight the inevitable third wave
Covid is lashing the world in waves. Even as Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar recently said the second wave is yet to subside in Karnataka, many countries across the world are seeing a rise in Covid cases due to the third wave. So, the big question that needs to be pondered on is: Are we ready to face the third wave (if it is to come)?
Bangalore Mirror picked experts’ brains to understand the level of preparedness of the
state. Karnataka Covid taskforce chairman Dr
The black fungus blackhole: Salary: Rs 6,000/month Medicines: Rs 22,000/day
The black fungus blackhole: Salary: Rs 6,000/month Medicines: Rs 22,000/day
ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: Jul 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Lesser fortunate people are being forced to procure liposomal Amphotericin some 70 vials of them at Rs 7,000 each on their own
The price one pays for contracting covid is steep. All puns intended. Especially for the poor, and in the case of black fungus patients, their families are struggling to arrange for liposomal amphotericin Posaconazole (both drugs for black fungus) which is currently in short supply. After discharge, the struggle gets worse as the patients have to make arrangements for the drugs themselves as