Steps underway to tackle black fungus: Minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday urged all to not be scared of black fungus as said necessary steps are being taken to deal with the disease as it has not spread that much in Bangladesh. “A few cases of black fungus have been detected in the country along with the Indian

Bangladesh reports two ‘black fungus’ cases, one suspected death

Two Covid-19 patients have reportedly been found infected with infectious ‘black fungus’ at BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka. “Two patients, who recovered from Covid-19 infections, have been infected by ‘black fungus’ with one undergoing treatment at the hospital,” Prof Delwar Hossain, Head of the Respiratory Medicine Department at the hospital, told UNB

Focus on black fungus as it adds to woes, says DGHS

As ‘black fungus’ keeps on spreading in different Indian states amid the Covid surge, Bangladesh remains alert so that this fungal disease cannot put any extra strain on the country’s medical system, says DGHS. Speaking at a virtual press briefing, Dr Nazmul Islam, a spokesman of the Directorate General of Health

India suffers as black fungus declared epidemic amid COVID-19 surge

India has been struggling against a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, but now the country is suffering another epidemic blow as a rare fungal infection affecting some COVID-19 patients was declared an epidemic. A large number of black fungus (mucormycosis) cases have been reported from across the country, even leading