Gujarat HC concerned about mucormycosis cases in Gujarat; seeks govt s action plan
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 05:59 PM IST
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A division bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Bhargav D Karia asked Advocate General Kamal Trivedi to take instructions on how the Gujarat government plans to supply the injections needed for its treatment to private hospitals, if demanded by them.
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The HC asked the govt whether private hospitals treating mucormycosis patients will have to go to govt hospitals if the former did not have the required injections.
The Gujarat High Court on Monday said it was concerned about cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, emerging in the state and asked the government to prepare for the new challenge.
Black fungus has been found in several Covid patients in Gujarat and some other states. (File)
Ahmedabad:
The Gujarat High Court on Monday said it was concerned about cases of mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, emerging in the state and asked the government to prepare for the new challenge.
It directed the state government to place on record a road-map on how it intends to proceed if the number of cases of the fungal infection rise.
Of late, the black fungus, a rare but serious infection, has been found in several COVID-19 patients in Gujarat and some other states.
19 killed in Gujarat s Bharuch Hospital fire (Ld)
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Sat, May 1 2021 15:21 IST |
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Gandhinagar, May 1 : At least 17 Covid-19 patients and two from medical staff have died after fire broke out in the Bharuch designated Covid hospital on Saturday morning. Over 50-60 patients were admitted in the Patel Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the ICU ward at midnight. The fire officers have said that the hospital did not have an NOC for fire. A fire erupted around 12.30 midnight in one of the two ICU care units in the Patel Welfare hospital in Bharuch, a designated Covid hospital on the Jambusar highway bypass. Immediately, the police, the collector and fire fighters rushed to the spot and with combined efforts, the fire has been doused, said Rajendra Chudasama, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Bharuch.