More than 50% mucormycosis patients recovered without steroids: Guj govt By IANS | 0 Views China tightens vaccination certificate check for children. Image Source: IANS News Gandhinagar, May 26 : The Gujarat government on Wednesday constituted a task force to bring uniformity in the treatment and protocols for the notified epidemic of mucormycosis in Gujarat. Also the health department released a study which said that more than 50 percent of mucormycosis patients recovered without the need for steroids to fight the fungal infection. Following the central government's advisory, the Gujarat government has notified mucormycosis or black fungus as an epidemic. More than half of the patients of mucormycosis in the country are from Gujarat.