K'taka govt allows medical colleges, district hospitals to provide treatment for black fungus
Total Views |
Bengaluru, May 24: Considering the rising black fungus cases in the state, the Karnataka government permitted all state-run medical college hospitals and district hospitals to provide suitable treatment for Mucormycosis or black fungus.
Additional Chief Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department Jawaid Akhtar issued the circular regarding this. According to the statement, the state government has also asked taluk hospitals to take the necessary measures to provide treatment in the rural areas. “Mucormycosis cases are being reported from almost all the districts. All the government medical college hospitals and district hospitals are permitted to treat the infection. Taluk hospitals with the necessary infrastructure are requested to treat the infection,” the circular said.
According to the state's Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan, the country has recorded about 700 cases of black fungus infections in the last week. "the country used to record about 100 cases of black fungus a year earlier but India has recorded about 700 cases in the last week. this surge has been a cause of anxiety," said the deputy CM.
Also Read | As surge of Black Fungus increases in Haryana, state makes requisition of 12,000 Amphotericin-B
Moreover, Dr. CN Ashwath Narayan who is leading the state COVID task force has directed the treatment protocol committee to track whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to the use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination. Earlier the government had issued a circular regarding treatment protocol for black fungus infections, under which only certain designated hospitals were allowed to provide the treatment.
..