It is known to kill half of those it infects. doctors say covid and the steroids used to save people from it have left them vulnerable to the fungus. surgeons have to remove infected parts. shivaji veer lost one of his eyes. translation: i ml grateful to be alive. but i had to take a big loan to buy medicines. i used to drive school buses, but i can t do that now. at this public hospital, there were not more than three cases a year. now, there are five every day. dr aniket lathi says he was in disbelief initially when the surge hit. covid is leaving such a big trail behind of mucormycosis. and they do not fill up the beds only for a day or two. they are here to stay with us for at least one month, one and a half months.
This report. yogita limaye. covid has left behind in india a new epidemic mucormycosis. a fungus that attacks parts of the brain, face and lungs. not contagious, but aggressive. it is known to kill half of those it infects. doctors say covid and the steroids used to save people from it have left them vulnerable to the fungus. surgeons have to remove infected parts. shivaji veer lost one of his eyes. translation: i ml grateful to be alive. but i had to take a big loan to buy medicines. i used to drive school buses, but i can t do that now. at this public hospital, there were not more than three cases a year. now, there are five every day. dr aniket lathi says he was in disbelief initially when the surge hit.
Covid has left behind in india a new epidemic mucormycosis. a fungus that attacks parts of the brain, face and lungs. not contagious, but aggressive. it is known to kill half of those it infects. doctors say covid and the steroids used to save people from it have left them vulnerable to the fungus. surgeons have to remove infected parts. shivaji veer lost one of his eyes. translation: i ml grateful to be alive. but i had to take a big loan to buy medicines. i used to drive school buses, but i can t do that now. at this public hospital, there were not more than three cases a year. now, there are five every day. dr aniket lathi says he was in disbelief initially when the surge hit.
Yogita limaye reports. covid has left behind in india a new epidemic mucormycosis. a fungus that attacks parts of the brain, face and lungs. not contagious, but aggressive. it is known to kill half of those it infects. doctors say covid and the steroids used to save people from it have left them vulnerable to the fungus. surgeons have to remove infected parts. shivaji veer lost one of his eyes. translation: i ml grateful to be alive. but i had to take a big loan to buy medicines. i used to drive school buses, but i can t do that now. at this public hospital, there were not more than three cases a year. now, there are five every day. dr aniket lathi says
From a public hospital in pune, one of the worst affected districts, our india correspondent yogita limaye reports. covid has left behind in india a new epidemic mucormycosis. a fungus that attacks parts of the brain, face and lungs. not contagious, but aggressive. it is known to kill half of those it infects. doctors say covid and the steroids used to save people from it have left them vulnerable to the fungus. surgeons have to remove infected parts. shivaji veer lost one of his eyes. translation: i ml grateful to be alive. but i had to take a big loan to buy medicines. i used to drive school buses, but i can t do that now. at this public hospital, there were not more than three cases a year. now, there are five every day. dr aniket lathi says he was in disbelief initially