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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Amid rising cases of mucormycosis, another consignment of AmBisome (Amphotericin B injection), used to treat black fungus reached India on Sunday. Vietnam has discovered a new, stealthier Covid-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of variants first identified in India and the UK, the Guardian reported.
A total of 2,00,000 doses have reached so far, said the Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
The country is struggling to deal with fresh outbreaks across more than half of its territory including industrial zones and big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. More than 6,700 cases including 47 deaths have been reported in Vietnam, most of which have occurred since April.
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Ghaziabad Man with Yellow, Black and White Fungus Dies | A 59-year-old COVID-19 patient, who was also diagnosed with black, white and yellow fungal infections, has passed away here, the doctor treating him said. "Kunwar Singh was under treatment but passed away due to toxemia (blood poisoning by toxins) at 7.30 pm on Friday," Dr B P Tyagi, an ENT (ear, nose, throat) specialist at Harsh Hospital in the city's Raj Nagar area, told PTI. The doctor said Singh, a lawyer from Sanjay Nagar in the city, had approached him recently with Covid conditions. "The yellow fungus, besides white and black fungus, was detected during endoscopy on May 24," Tyagi added. Meanwhile, he said his hospital is treating another 59-year-old man from Muradnagar who has also been detected with yellow fungus infections.
Mizoram reports 329 new COVID19 cases and one death on Saturday- Active cases: 3,089, Total discharged: 8,863 and Death toll: 36
32 Kids Orphaned in Covid Pandemic in Delhi: Child Rights Panel Chief | The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the Covid pandemic in the national capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, said Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Anurag Kundu. "Sixteen children have been identified who lost their parents during the second wave. We have been enquiring about them whether they require medical attention, ration, counselling, immunisation etc, said DCPCR member Ranjana Prasad. We are providing them the help they ask for," she added. She said younger children have been given to the nearest Anganwadis.
Another consignment of AmBisome (Amphotericin B injection), used in black fungus treatment, reaches India.
Another consignment of AmBisome (Amphotericin B injection), used in black fungus treatment, reaches India. Total 200,000 doses already there so far: Ambassador of India to United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu pic.twitter.com/F2vceI4MIl
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Kerala, Goa, Puducherry Join Several Other States in Extending COVID Lockdown and Restrictions | Many states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Goa have extended the COVID-induced lockdown or other restrictions for a week to a fortnight from Monday, while some of them like Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have announced certain relaxation in the curbs. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced the extension of the shutdown till June 9, while Puducherry government also decided to continue the lockdown till June 7. Tamil Nadu has already extended the lockdown till June 7.
