Non-COVID patients with black fungus struggle to find beds
The Hindu
Aziz Ahmed, a resident of Ilkal in Bagalkot district, spent two days trying to get a hospital bed for his 22-year-old nephew after he contracted mucormycosis. However, the youth, who has leukaemia, di
Aziz Ahmed, a resident of Ilkal in Bagalkot district, spent two days trying to get a hospital bed for his 22-year-old nephew after he contracted mucormycosis. However, the youth, who has leukaemia, did not contract the dreaded black fungus through COVID-19. And with the State health machinery prioritising COVID-19 patients with mucormycosis, finding treatment for his nephew proved to be a nightmare. Almost all medical facilities in the city treating the infection —both public and private ones — are filled with COVID-19 patients. Even if there is a bed vacant, hospitals cannot admit a non-COVID-19 patient in the ward. The 30 beds earmarked for COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis (CAM) at Victoria Hospital and the 10 at Lady Curzon and Bowring Hospital are occupied. “We cannot admit a non-CAM patient with CAM patients. It will only lead to further complications,” said Smitha Segu, task force head and nodal officer for COVID-19 at Victoria Hospital.More Related News