Covid-19: New cases rise, but shortage of medicines in Jodhpur district | Jaipur News

JODHPUR: Amidst emerging threat of Mucormycosis (black fungus), hospitals have begun preparations to deal with the growing number of patients in the hospitals, mostly in operable condition, since the past two weeks. With 17 patients of black fungus reported so far in the MDM Hospital, the hospital administration has set up a separate ward for these patients.
Superintendent MK Aseri said that a taskforce had already been constituted which worked out a treatment protocol for Mucormycosis and now a separate ward has also been set up for the treatment of these patients. He said that a total of 17 patients have been admitted in this ward so far, of which, 16 are confirmed patients of Mucormycosis while the report of one is awaited.
HoD (ENT) Bharti Solanki said that all these 16 patients have been operated upon for black fungus and three of them lost their eyes to this deadly fungus. AIIMS also has started receiving patients of black fungus in large numbers and is geared up to deal with these cases. According to information, over 50 patients are admitted in 2 wards reserved for the patients in AIIMS. With the growing cases of the fungus, shortage of medicines has dealt a blow to hospital’s efforts, despite the disease being declared an epidemic in the state. Both AIIMS and MDM Hospital have been facing the shortage of the key anti-fungal medicine Amphotericin B.