Jaipur: Rajasthan state government has declared ‘Black Fungus’ as an epidemic. The state government has declred the ‘Black Fungus’ (Mucormycosis) as an epidemic and a notifiable disease in the state under the Rajasthan Epidemic Act 2020. The order was issued by Principal Health Secretary Akhil Arora.
Black Fungus is primarily affecting people recovering from Covid-19. At present around 100 Black Fungus cases were reported in the state. The state government has prepared a separate ward at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur for their treatment. The state government had issued orders to purchase 2,500 vials of a drug used in the treatment the disease.
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Till now, cases of black fungus have been reported in various parts of the country including Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Bihar.
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