As per the Union Health Ministry, Mucormycosis or black fungus is a complication caused by fungal infection. People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment. It can also develop on the skin after the fungus enters the skin through a cut, scrape, burn, or other type of skin trauma.
Anganwadi volunteers have been asked to remain in touch with the infected people in villages so that they can be shifted to the COVID care centre in Satpuli in case their condition deteriorates, he said.
Kedarnath Temple, which is all set for reopening of its portals on May 17 (Monday), has been decorated with 11 quintals of flowers.
The company had halted operations temporarily at its 6 plants in India in a staggered manner for four days from Apr 22 to May 2, which was then extended till May 16.
Ten lakh yellow ration card holders in Uttarakhand will be provided additional quantities of foodgrains for three months under the Rajya Khadyanna Yojana in view of the Covid-19 situation, the state government said on Wednesday.
The Uttarakhand government will be distributing Ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug, among the residents of the state as a preventive medicine against the spread of COVID-19, a senior official said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat visited Tehri district's Devprayag area to assess the situation after an incident of cloudburst occurred here on May 11.
Two municipality buildings, including the multi-purpose Nagar Palika Bhawan, caved in after being hit by the rubble brought down by the cloudburst.
People going to the high Himalayan valleys of Darma, Vyas and Chaudas in Dharchula sub division will now have to produce a negative RT-PCR report not older than a week, officials said on Monday.
Lockdown will be imposed in Uttarakhand from May 11 to 18 to tide over Covid-19 crisis.
The one coming up at IDPL will be run by AIIMS and will have 400 oxygen-supported beds and 100 ICU beds, he said.
At least five patients have died at a Covid-19 treatment facility in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district due to disruption in the supply of medical oxygen.
According to Mukesh Repaswal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, the situation following the cloud burst in the district is under control now. He said three DTRs and three water supply schemes have been affected and a report of damages to agriculture and horticulture is being complied.
The hospital also has 10 emergency beds and four ventilators, and it will be run jointly by the Patanjali Yogpeeth and the state government.
A cloudburst was reported in Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag disricts of Uttarakhand on Monday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Saturday further lowered the cap on the number of people attending a marriage ceremony in the state from 100 to 25 in the wake of the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
The Delhi Police on Thursday busted a pharmaceutical unit and arrested five people from Uttarakhand's Kotdwar area for allegedly manufacturing large quantities of fake Remdevisir injections
The Uttarakhand government has decided to suspend the Char Dham Yatra this year in view of worsening Covid-19 situation.
Central government had announced vaccination drive, starting from May 01, for people falling in the 18-44 years age bracket.
According to the state health bulletin, Uttarakhand reported 5,058 new corona cases in the last 24 hours. A total of 67 people scummed to the disease in the said period and the total case tally has reached 1,56,859. The total death toll due to coronavirus reached 2,213 in the state.
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