New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday (May 20) introduced that the Delhi government will set up dedicated centres for the treatment of Black Fungus.
Kejriwal mentioned that the centres will probably be created at three hospitals – Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP), Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (GTB) and Rajiv Gandhi Hospital.
Several instances of black fungus or mucormycosis have been reported throughout the nation prior to now few days. The Delhi government’s transfer goals to comprise the an infection and supply treatment to those that want it.
After a gathering with officers and specialists on the difficulty at the moment, Kejriwal mentioned, “We also have to stop this disease from growing and those who are getting this disease have to be given better treatment as soon as possible. Some important decisions were taken in the meeting for the prevention and treatment of this disease.”
The CM tweeted that the government would organize enough medicines used within the treatment of the illness.
He pressured the necessity to unfold consciousness amongst individuals in regards to the illness and its prevention measures.
ब्लैक फंगस बीमारी के बढ़ते मामलों को लेकर अधिकारियों एवं विशेषज्ञों के साथ एक महत्वपूर्ण बैठक की। हमें इस बीमारी को बढ़ने से भी रोकना है और जिनको ये बीमारी हो रही है उन्हें जल्द से जल्द बेहतर इलाज देना है। इस बीमारी की रोकथाम और इलाज के लिए बैठक में कुछ अहम निर्णय लिए-
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 20, 2021
Kejriwal has additionally appealed to hospitals and medical doctors to use steroids in managed quantity.
“Patients need to control their sugar levels. Mixture of steroids and sugar is causing Black fungus,” Kejriwal was quoted as saying by ANI.
“We hope Centre will provide us sufficient number of injections (for Black fungus). We’ve made a team of doctors that’ll give injections to affected patients as per SOP. Yesterday, they received 84 applications from different hospitals regarding injections,” he added.
