NE NEWS SERVICE
PUDUCHERRY, MAY 21
Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday said 20 people including a couple of government staff were affected by Mucormycorsis or black fungus in the union territory and were receiving treatment.
The territorial administration would soon issue a notification to declare black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, she told reporters here after receiving 50 oxygen concentrators from World Health Organisation at Raj Nivas here.
Heart felt gratitude to World Health Organisation WHO for providing 50 Oxygen concentrators for Union Territory of #Puducherry.
புதுச்சேரி மாநில சுகாதாரத்துறைக்கு 50 ஆக்ஸிஜன் செறிவூட்டிகள் வழங்கிய உலக சுகாதார நிறுவனத்திற்கு எனது மனமார்ந்த நன்றிகளை தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறேன். pic.twitter.com/7mlyKTP4dF
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) May 21, 2021
All hospitals should inform the health department as soon as they received patients with symptoms of the black fungus.
She said black fungus was spreading fast in Puducherry and those suffering the ailment should not take medicines on their own but approach hospitals for treatment.
Meanwhile, the Lt Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan in her twitter handle said ‘Arranged 10 Amphonex Vials from Telangana for a criticaly ill Black Fungus patient at JIPMER #Pondicherry at request of Collector Kariakal. Grateful to Health Dept & @TelanganaCMO for immediate help. Synergy is need of the hour. Thank you ADC Hyderabad for timely despatch by air’ on Friday evening.
@rashtrapatibhvn @PMOIndia @narendramodi @HMOIndia @drharshvardhan @IPRTelangana @PIB_India @PTI_News @ANI @DocArunt
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) May 21, 2021
Condoling the death of a reporter, the Lt Governor said she had consulted Chief Minister N Rangasamy on the need to provide relief to the families of journalists who succumb to Covid-19.
Tamilisai Soundararajan said those in the age group of 18 to 44 were coming forward enthusiastically for vaccination against Covid.
