<p> The Telangana government has declared Black Fungus (mucormycosis) a disease that is primarily affecting Covid-19 recovered patients as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, an official notification said on Thursday.</p>.<p>All government and private health facilities shall follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of Black Fungus by the union health ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research, it said.</p>.<p>"It is also made mandatory for all government and private health facilities to report all suspected and confirmed cases to Health Department," the notification said. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajasthan-declares-black-fungus-an-epidemic-987539.html" target="_blank">Rajasthan declares Black Fungus an epidemic</a></strong></p>.<p>Medical Superintendents of all government and private hospitals shall ensure strict compliance and send reports on a daily basis attached in the form of the annexure to the health Department, it added.</p>.<p>A senior official of the Health Department on Tuesday said the state has about 80 cases of Black Fungus under treatment in both government and private hospitals.</p>.<p>The government has designated the Gandhi General Hospital and state-run ENT Hospital as nodal centres for the treatment of Black Fungus.</p>
<p> The Telangana government has declared Black Fungus (mucormycosis) a disease that is primarily affecting Covid-19 recovered patients as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, an official notification said on Thursday.</p>.<p>All government and private health facilities shall follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of Black Fungus by the union health ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research, it said.</p>.<p>"It is also made mandatory for all government and private health facilities to report all suspected and confirmed cases to Health Department," the notification said. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajasthan-declares-black-fungus-an-epidemic-987539.html" target="_blank">Rajasthan declares Black Fungus an epidemic</a></strong></p>.<p>Medical Superintendents of all government and private hospitals shall ensure strict compliance and send reports on a daily basis attached in the form of the annexure to the health Department, it added.</p>.<p>A senior official of the Health Department on Tuesday said the state has about 80 cases of Black Fungus under treatment in both government and private hospitals.</p>.<p>The government has designated the Gandhi General Hospital and state-run ENT Hospital as nodal centres for the treatment of Black Fungus.</p>