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With discharges overtaking the daily covid caseload, Karnataka’s recovery rate has also drastically improved with the overall recovery rate being 86.84 per cent.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday said the state will have a new COVID-19 discharge policy and post-COVID precautions in view of the rising cases of Black Fungus infection.
New discharge policy to thwart black fungus
New discharge policy to thwart black fungus
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: May 27, 2021, 06:00 IST
Health Minister
Dr K Sudhakar said on Wednesday that a new discharge policy and guidelines for post-covid precautions for
recovered covid patients will be formulated. After meeting experts to discuss the containment of the
black fungus infection, the minister said that it has been found that administering
steroids during the first week of
covid treatment is one of the main causes of the black fungus infection. He added that steroids should be administered only during the second week of the treatment.