Tue, 21-Oct-2025

After COVID-19, ‘Black Fungus’ Robs Victims Of Their Eyesight

After a calamitous second wave of COVID-19 in India since April which raised the overall death toll to almost 400,000, thousands who contracted the virus also underwent an infrequent fungal disease called mucormycosis, or “Black Fungus”. The South Asian country which has more than 30.4 million established COVID-19 infections, second only to the United States … Read more

‘Indiscriminate use of steroids’ may cause ‘Black Fungus’ among COVID-19 patients

New Delhi has set up special wards at three hospitals to cope with increased black fungus cases. Hospitals in India are flooded with more than 200 black fungus patients in New Delhi hospitals, with dozens on waiting lists for beds, according to media reports. The IT hub of Bangalore opened special wards on Wednesday which … Read more