“We did not have enough vaccines as of Tuesday afternoon and if we did not get these doses, we would have had to suspend the drive,” said the TN Health Minister
Tamil Nadu reports 518 black fungus cases, 136 of them in Chennai
A multi-specialty clinic for black fungus was on Tuesday inaugurated at Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital consisting of ENT, Ophthalmology, and Internal Medicine doctors.
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A doctor checking a patient at the newly inaugurated multi-specialty clinic for mucormycosis at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. (Photo| Ashwin Prasath, EPS)
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has reported 518 cases and 17 deaths related to mucormycosis (black fungus), a notified fungal disease infecting people across the country.
Health Minister Ma Subramanian, who inaugurated a multi-specialty clinic for mucormycosis at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, said out of 518 black fungus cases, 136 were from Chennai.
518 people affected by mucormycosis, 17 have died
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Minister launches special screening centre at RGGGH
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On a war footing: The centre at RGGGH will enable the early identification of mucormycosis in patients. B. Jothi Ramalingam
Minister launches special screening centre at RGGGH
As many as 518 people have been affected by mucormycosis in Tamil Nadu so far, and of these, 17 have died, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian said on Tuesday.
The Minister launched a special mucormycosis screening centre at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH). Steps are also being taken to establish similar screening facilities in all government medical college hospitals in the State.