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Due to shortage of staff, there is no proper monitoring of infection control measures in hospitals
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Hyderabad: Excessive use of steroids, antibiotics and improper infection control measures in patients on oxygen therapy are some of the causes for mucormycosis, or black fungus, in Covid-19 recovered patients, according to experts.
During the second wave of the pandemic, there has been a surge in Covid 19 recovered patients suffering from mucormycosis which is attributed to improper use of steroids and inappropriate management of patients on oxygen therapy.
7 out of 1,200 people who returned from UK test COVID-19 positive in Telangana ANI | Updated: Dec 25, 2020 01:02 IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 25 (ANI): Seven people out of 1,200 who came from the UK to Telangana since December 9 have tested positive for COVID-19.
Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender held a review meeting with senior officials of the department on the steps being taken in the state in the wake of global concerns with the new virus strain. Officials informed the minister that 1,200 air passengers had returned to Telangana from UK and via UK from December 9 till date, and out of them Covid-19 tests were done on 846 persons with seven testing positive for the virus.
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