The first cases of a deadly 'black fungus' linked to the Indian Covid variant have been detected outside India
The first cases of a deadly ‘black fungus’ linked to the Covid variant tearing through India have have been found outside the country.
Scientists in Uruguay also said a case had been detected in a 50-year-old who recovered from Covid-19 last week, according to The Times.and some patients have had to have their eyes removed to fight it. A suspected Mucormycosis patient receives treatment inside a ward at Harsh ENT hospital in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India The infection is normally rare, but India has recorded almost 9,000 cases, mainly in recovered and recovering Covid-19 patients.
Doctors believe there is a link with the steroids used to treat coronavirus, which suppress the immune system, and say diabetics are at particular risk.
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