Odisha Government has declared Fungus as an epidemic. The state Health and Family Welfare Minister Nav Kishore Das announced this on Thursday evening. He said that the state government has notified Fungus in the Epidemic Act today. It is noteworthy that Black Fungus cases are continuously increasing in Odisha along with other parts of the country.
In India, the outbreak of Mucor Mycosis i.e. Black Fungus is increasing. In such a situation, the Central Government had given important instructions to the State Governments to notify the Fungus under the epidemic law and report all the cases to the Union Health Ministry. Cases of fungus are seen on patients who have been cured of the corona. All confirmed and suspected cases of fungus will be reported to the Ministry of Health.