Nearly 20 states have declared black fungus or mucormycosis as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, and Bihar. We are putting in a lot of efforts to meet its requirement in the country. pic.twitter.com/I0QjP0qHTL — Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) May 28, 2021The minister tweeted, "50,000 vials of #AmphotericinB arrives at Mumbai Airport. We are putting in a lot of efforts to meet its requirement in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed all concerned officials to arrange the drug from anywhere in the world on a war footing.

Source: Mint May 28, 2021 12:43 UTC