COVID-19 and mucormycosis (Black Fungus): An epidemic within the pandemic

• Main Authors: Ramandeep Singh Gambhir (Author), Amit Aggarwal (Author), Arvind Bhardwaj (Author), Avineet Kaur (Author), Ramandeep Kaur Sohi (Author), Sonia Mehta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected India significantly with country reporting more than 400,000 cases in the month of May 2021 and health system almost collapsing. This was attributed to the new mutant strain also called as the 'Delta Strain' which led to high surge of c...