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Though there has been no official word from the state government yet on this emerging threat to lives of current and some recovered Coronavirus patients, mucormycosis or Black Fungus infection within this group of people is making some blind and taking lives of others. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Special ward set up at RIMS to treat black fungus

Patients with pre-existing diabetes have a higher risk of contracting black fungus if steroid medications are taken

20 May 2021 11:52 PM IST

Rescued crew members from the sunken offshore barge P305 look out disembark the INS Kochi naval ship after arriving in Mumbai on May 19, 2021 following Cyclone Tauktae landfall on Indias west coast with powerful winds and driving rain, leaving at least 33 people dead and almost 89 missing. (AFP)

Navy confirms death of 37 personnel onboard barge P305, bodies...

Search operation for at least 36 missing personnel is still on and a total of 188 of the 261 onboard have already been...

20 May 2021 11:42 PM IST

A doctor checks a man who recovered from COVID-19 and now infected with black fungus at the Mucormycosis ward of a government hospital in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 20, 2021. (AP)

150 admitted to ENT hospital with black fungus infection in Hyderabad

Doctors have advised the recovered patients to wear masks at home, which will help in prevention

20 May 2021 11:30 PM IST

An Indian Lambada tribal woman adjusts her face mask as she stands outside her home in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 20, 2021. (AP)

Khammam village imposes Rs.1,000 penalty for not wearing mask

Police are also extending assistance to the villagers and boards has been erected at the entrance of the village in this...

20 May 2021 11:30 PM IST

Government of India had approved the use of Covaxin as part of the vaccination drive as one under a clinical trial mode . This, it was learnt, was causing concern among potential recipients of this particular vaccine among some healthcare personnel in the state. (Representational Photo)

Bharat Biotech boosts Covaxin production

The company said it plans to produce 20 crore doses of Covaxin per annum in the GMP facilities that are already...

20 May 2021 9:43 PM IST

The doctor got into an argument with the shopkeeper. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka doctor refuses to wear mask at supermart, booked under...

A case has been registered against Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya under Karnataka Epidemic Act

20 May 2021 3:04 PM IST

This years Budget meetings did not take place due to local body elections. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Rs 2,29,779.27 crore is Andhra Pradesh's budget

The Assembly budget session started with the speech of AP governor Biswabhushan Harichandan

20 May 2021 2:42 PM IST

Though there has been no official word from the state government yet on this emerging threat to lives of current and some recovered Coronavirus patients, mucormycosis or Black Fungus infection within this group of people is making some blind and taking lives of others. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Black fungus: Andhra government to purchase 15,000 vials of...

The Principal Secretary lso informed that the Centre has increased the oxygen supply to the state from 590 metric tonnes...

20 May 2021 1:41 PM IST

PM Modi interacted with the state and district officials via video conferencing. (Photo: Screengrab/Twitter/@BJP4India)

PM Modi warns of covid mutation, vaccine wastage in interaction with...

He also cautioned the officials on wastage of vaccine doses and said that even a single dose going waste denies someone...

20 May 2021 1:37 PM IST

A nurse prepares to administer a dose of Covishield vaccine to a woman as others wait their turn in Bengaluru, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (AP /Aijaz Rahi)

K'taka Home Minister indicates stricter implementation of lockdown...

The Karnataka government is likely to take a decision on extending the lockdown in the state, in a couple of days

20 May 2021 1:18 PM IST

A medic collects swab sample from a woman for COVID-19 tests, at National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Mehrauli, in New Delhi, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (PTI/Kamal Singh)

'B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 has sub-lineages; nothing called...

B.1.617 was the mutant which was increasing in some part of the country like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka

20 May 2021 11:41 AM IST

Citizens wait in a queue to receive a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at ESIS Hospital in Navi Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Rockefeller Foundation recommends strategic roadmap to control...

The Rockefeller report, outlines how India can strengthen its testing and tracing capacity to adapt to this moment

20 May 2021 11:39 AM IST