Black fungus: A rising consternation among COVID patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad-Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

For almost one and a half year the world is facing the pandemic called COVID-19, which is an acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). This disease has already engulfed many lives and has not been tamed so far. Physicians all over the world still, trying to get a hold of this global health issue, are faced with another life-threatening challenge associated with COVID-19, called black fungus-Mucormycosis. Within a span of few weeks, we have encountered three cases of black fungus in our institute which has stirred a serious concern among physicians in Pakistan.

Automated summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for one and a half years and caused significant health issues worldwide. The emergence of black fungus cases in Pakistani hospitals has raised serious concerns among physicians.