Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has ordered that all the District and Taluk Hospitals treat Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) patients also. In a circular, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Jawaid Akhtar said the rise in the number of cases has prompted the Government to issue the new order. Earlier, treatment for Black Fungus…
1,270 additional vials of Amphotericin-B allocated to Karnataka
May 23, 2021Bengaluru: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said that ensuring adequate allocations to Karnataka in view of rising cases of Mucormycosis, a total of 1,270 additional vials of Amphotericin-B have been allocated to the State. In a series of tweets, he said that it is in addition to 1,660 vials…
Woman succumbs to Black Fungus in city
May 22, 2021Amphotericin-B can be indented online by Private Hospitals through KPME portal https://kpme.karnataka.gov.in/ Mysore/Mysuru: A 55-year-old woman has become the latest victim to Black Fungus or mucormycosis. She breathed her last on May 18 at K.R. Hospital. According to Dr. Chethan Kumar, who is the Resident Medical Officer of the State-run hospital, Mahalakshmi (name changed), a…
‘Secret’ treatment of Black Fungus is offence, asserts COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Head
May 21, 2021Free treatment for this disease arranged in Mysuru, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and Shivamogga Regional Centres Mysore/Mysuru: No Hospital must treat Black Fungus patients secretly and even patients must inform the State Government about availing treatment for this disease, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Committee Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Speaking to…
State declares Black Fungus as a notifiable disease
May 20, 2021MCC Pourakarmika succumbs; two patients from Chamarajanagar shifted to Mysuru Government yet to decide on who will bear the cost of treatment in Private Hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: The number of mucormycosis or Black Fungus cases are mounting across the State, with districts reporting a rush of post-COVID fungal infections in the past few days. Mysuru has…
Black Fungus treatment to start soon at MMC&RI
May 19, 2021Bengaluru: Amid rising mucormycosis or Black Fungus in COVID-19 patients in Karnataka, the Government has started a dedicated treatment facility at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru on a pilot basis and has also identified regional centres to treat the fungal infection. The regional centres include Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), Shimoga Institute of Medical…
Battling black fungus: Govt. to form expert panel
May 17, 2021Acute shortage of Liposomal Amphotericin B — anti-fungal medication used to treat infection Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has said yesterday that it has been decided to start treatment for “black fungus” at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru on a pilot basis, and later extend the treatment to Medical Colleges and District Hospitals. Noting…
Mysuru reports first black fungus death
May 14, 2021Seven more mucormycosis cases detected at K.R. Hospital and some private hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru reported its first black fungus death case and the new variant has been detected in seven more COVID-infected patients. This has caused concern among medical community who are battling day and night to combat the killer virus even as India is…
Minister denies black fungus death, admits virus presence
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar has said that no black fungus death has been reported in Mysuru. Speaking to reporters after garlanding the statue of Basavanna at Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Circle near JSS Mahavidyapeeta in city, as part of Basava Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration this morning, the Minister claimed that only…
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