Punjab reports first case of green fungus from Jalandhar
A 62-year-old man from Rayya in Amritsar, who complained of a cough and was admitted to the Sacred Heart Hospital a few days ago, tested positive for the disease on Saturday.According to doctors, earlier they thought it was tuberculosis, but when the investigation report came, then they got to know that it was a case of green fungus. “It was shocking to us that after black fungus, now green fungus infection is a cause of worry,” said a doctor in the hospital.
The patient got infected with Covid-19 around three months back and had been treated at a private hospital in Ludhiana, where he was on oxygen supply for a long time. Post-Covid he developed a cough and other complications and then had to be admitted to a Jalandhar hospital.
Jalandhar Civil Surgeon Dr. Balwant Singh informed that they have come to know about the green fungus case on Saturday itself and perhaps it was the first such case in the state. He added that they were constantly in touch with state authorities to determine the course of treatment.