Get our daily coronavirus email newsletter with all the news you need to know direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe first cases of a deadly "black fungus" linked to the coronavirus variant first identified in India have been found outside the country. A rise in cases of Mucormycosis - also known as black fungus - have led to thousands of patients in Covid-stricken India to have their eyes removed. More than 8,800 patients in India have contracted the infection. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "In this battle of ours, another new challenge of black fungus has also emerged these days."

Source: Daily Mirror June 03, 2021 18:10 UTC