Health workers and volunteers in personal protective suits wait to receive patients outside a Covid-19 hospital in New Delhi. AP/File
ISLAMABAD: A microbiologist on Wednesday said though some black fungus cases had been reported in Pakistan, situation is not as alarming as in India. However, the number of cases can increase in coming days, he added.
Talking to
Dawn, he said while around 5pc of patients are severely affected and hospitalised due to the Covid-19 related complications, black fungus is going to become another major challenge.
Microbiologist Dr Javaid Usman said that fungus occurs in those whose immune system was compromised.