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Rajasthan government declares Black Fungus infection as epidemic
The state s Medical and Health Department has issued a notification in this regard. File photo (Reuters)
Updated: May 19, 2021, 05:49 PM IST
In wake of the rising cases of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus in patients recovering from coronavirus infection, the Rajasthan government has declared it an epidemic. The state s Medical and Health Department has issued a notification in this regard.
According to a notification issued by Rajasthan Principal Health Secretary Akhil Arora, the continuous increase in the number of patients with Mucormycosis as a side effect of coronavirus infection, it is notified as an epidemic and a notifiable disease in the state under the Rajasthan Epidemic Act 2020.