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COVID-19 Information: As of Saturday, India had over 8,800 cases of Black fungus (mucormycosis) and an unspecified number of ‘White Fungus’ cases with the first ‘yellow fungus’ case being reported out of Ghaziabad on Tuesday.
Publish Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 06:05 PM IST
New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: As the country continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, various deadly fungal infections – namely Black fungus, White fungus and Yellow fungus – are being reported from across the country. As of Saturday, India had over 8,800 cases of Black fungus (mucormycosis) and an unspecified number of ‘White Fungus’ cases with the first ‘yellow fungus’ case being reported out of Ghaziabad on Tuesday. However, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS cautioned people from addressing ‘the same fungus with names of different colours’.
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