The COVID-19 patients who have been diagnosed with ‘Black fungus’ have been detected from several areas of the country, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath said.
He said the cases had been reported from several hospitals including Colombo National Hospital, Kurnegala and Rathnapura.
“The symptoms of this disease develop depending on the place where fungus appear on the body. The fungus can be found on the skin, around eyes, nose, brain and lungs,” he explained.
“These fungus are in the environment. People with extremely low immune system are prone to this fungus,” Dr Herath added.
He proceeded to say that this disease does not spread from person to person and there was no possibility of turning into a epidemic.
