Bangladesh detects 1st case of black fungus

DHAKA: Bangladesh has reported a patient who recovered from the coronavirus infection in Satkhira as the first case of mucormycosis or black fungus, a top official said on Tuesday.

The person was diagnosed with mucormycosis while undergoing tests at BIRDEM General Hospital in May, bdnews24 quoted Director General MKI Quayyum Choudhury as saying to the media. "The patient was earlier diagnosed with coronavirus in Khulna." When queried if the patient had travelled to India, Choudhury did not provide any information. IANS

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