India’s Government Seeks to Take a Grip on Fungal Infections in Covid Patients

May 21, 2021

(New York Times) – India’s federal health ministry raised an alarm on Thursday, asking state governments to immediately report all cases of a potentially deadly fungal infection that appears to be spreading quickly among Covid-19 patients. The rare condition, mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, was present in India before the pandemic, but it is affecting those with Covid or those who have recently recovered. (Read Full Article)