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Bangladesh takes emergency steps to prevent ‘black fungus’: Maleque
DHAKA, May 25, 2021 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said Bangladesh has taken emergency steps to halt the infection of “black fungus” as the fatal disease is found in the country.
“We have taken all necessary measures to protect the people from both black fungus and Indian new COVID-19 variant…there is no reason to be panicked as black fungus could not spread in the country,” he told the launching ceremony of administering COVID-19 vaccine among students of Dhaka Medical College here, an official release said.
Maleque said as part of precautionary measures, the government directed some pharmaceutical companies to increase production of medicines to ensure treatment facilities to fight the disease.
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