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Black fungus patients from across State struggle to find beds in Bengaluru
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Most are unaware of the official procedure for admission of such cases in hospitals
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Most are unaware of the official procedure for admission of such cases in hospitals
The dearth of treatment facilities and supply of medicines in many cases is forcing mucormycosis (black fungus) patients in other districts to seek medical help in Bengaluru. However, when they arrive at the State’s capital, most are unable to find a bed as they were unaware of the official procedure where District Health Officers (DHOs) have to be alerted so that beds can be organised for them. Others travel to the city only to realise that they have been falsely diagnosed with black fungus.
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May 16, 2021 11:53 IST
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 1992 batch doctors liaise with volunteer groups to offer services
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People wait outside an oxygen production unit at Peenya Industrial Area in Bengaluru, after many hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds with ventilators. File photo for representation.
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Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 1992 batch doctors liaise with volunteer groups to offer services Doctors living across the world all alumni of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) from the 1992 batch have now banded together with a coalition of volunteer groups to offer end-to-end COVID-19 management for patients in Karnataka, particularly in Bengaluru.