black fungus infection, said state health minister K Sudhakar on Wednesday. "It has been decided to formulate a new discharge policy and post-Covid precautions for patients who have recovered from Covid-19 infection," said Sudhakar after a meeting with experts on containment of black fungus or mucormycosis. "There is more clarity now after meeting with the experts.
It has been found that administering steroids in the first week of treatment of Covid-19 is one of the main causes of black fungus infection.