‘Look into possibility of importing it’
The Delhi High Court on Monday said there was a “wide gap to bridge” between demand and supply of medicine Amphotericin B used for treating black fungus, which is primarily affecting COVID-19 recovered people.
A Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh said drastic steps are required, including exploring the possibility of importing the medicines to tide over the current requirement.
The High Court was informed by senior advocate Rahul Mehra, representing the Delhi government, that on May 21 there were around 200 cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the Capital, but the number has jumped to 475 as on Monday.
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The court said the Centre should inform it about steps taken to import medicine.
New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Centre to take steps to get the medicine Amphotericin B used for treating black fungus which is primarily affecting COVID-19 recovered people, from wherever it is available in the world.
The court said the Centre should inform it about steps taken to import medicine, the shortfall of which was coming in the way of treatment of Mucormycosis (black fungus) which has been on rise in the national capital and elsewhere in the country. You have to get the medicine from wherever in the world. You have to take steps right now. Wherever it is available in the world get it, said a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh which was assured by the Centre that it has already started taking steps to import the medicine.