"We Are Living This Hell": Delhi High Court On Black Fungus Drug Shortage

The Delhi High Court, which was hearing two pleas seeking medicine vials for two patients admitted here for Black Fungus infection, expressed helplessness over the situation and said it cannot pass any order that a particular patient should be given preference.

"We are living this hell. Everyone is living this hell. It's a situation where we want to help but we are helpless," the Delhi High Court lamented on Friday while hearing pleas on the shortage of Black Fungus medicine and the problems being faced by the patients. While the centre placed a report giving the steps taken by it to source the medicine and overcome shortages, the high court directed it to give further details on current status of its imports and when the stocks are expected. The court, which was hearing two pleas seeking medicine vials for two patients admitted here for Black Fungus infection, expressed helplessness over the situation and said it cannot pass any order that a particular patient should be given preference for treatment while denying it to others. The issue of shortage of the medicine for treating Black Fungus was raised by advocate Rakesh Malhotra who said the Black Fungus cases, affecting COVID-affected people, are rising.