Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said dedicated centres will be set up for the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis cases at three city government-run hospitals.
He made the announcement after discussing the rise in black fungus cases with officials and specialists at a meeting in Delhi. Three important decisions were taken at the meeting. Centres will be set up at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital for treatment of black fungus, the CM tweeted.
The drugs used in the treatment of the fungal infection will be arranged in enough quantity and awareness will be created among people for prevention against the disease, he said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal commended the teacher for continuing to serve people till the end.
New Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today provided financial assistance of Rs one crore to the family of COVID-19 warrior Sheoji Mishra, a school teacher who died of Covid last year.
Sheoji Mishra had contracted coronavirus during his Covid duty in RSBV school, Kalyanvas, on June 4 last year and three days later, he died due to the infection.
The Delhi government school, in which he worked as an English teacher, was facilitating screening, movements, providing food, and temporary stay (night shelter) to the migrant labourers.
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Delhi Government on Thursday said dedicated treatment centres for black fungus will be set up in three hospitals in the national capital.
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Singapore has ordered Facebook, Twitter and local publisher SPH Magazines to correct what it says is a false statement circulating that implies a new coronavirus variant originated in the city-state and risks spreading to India. The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases detected in Singapore in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated from India, Singapore s health ministry said.
The move from Singapore came after unsubstantiated comments from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal this week sparked a diplomatic incident between the two countries.
Read more about Experts divided over unhygienic masks being factor for black fungus on Business Standard. Some medical experts feel that "unhygienic masks" and poorly ventilated rooms could be a contributing factor, while others said "no clinical evidence" has been established linking the two.