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With the festival of lights - Diwali around, this year, the celebration warrants safe and protective approach as we badge the global phase of the Post-COVID period.

With the festival of lights - Diwali around, this year, the celebration warrants safe and protective approach as we badge the global phase of the Post-COVID period.

Among the six deceased, four were under treatment at King George's Medical University (KGMU) and two at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).

Picture used for representational purpose only LUCKNOW: Even as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 ravages the city, doctors are coming across cases of a rare infection mucormycosis, also known as the ‘black fungus’, among recovering and recovered Covid-19 patients. Doctors at the King George’s Medical University said they have witnessed at least seven cases of this infection in three months. Four patients are still recovering in Covid ICU ward of the medical university. The disease affects the sinuses, brain and lungs and can be life-threatening in diabetic or severely immunocompromised...

A year of Covid: How Lucknow dealt with the challenge © Provided by Hindustan Times There are 19 patients currently admitted to the Covid ICU at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) against a capacity of 251 beds, a sharp contrast to the times when occupancy was 100% for several months at a stretch and getting admission was a herculean task. KGMU was the first health facility in the state to admit Covid patients on March 11 last year. Since then, the journey from a “no beds” scenario to a “few cases” hasn’t been easy and doctors say they don’t want to remember some aspects ...