NEW DELHI: Amid rising incidents of black fungus in the national capital, the Delhi government on May 27 declared it an epidemic with Lt Governor Anil Baijal issuing regulations under the Epidemic Diseases Act to contain and manage cases of the deadly mucormycosis in the city. According to a senior official, 153 cases of black fungus or mucormycosis were recorded on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in Delhi to over 770. Delhi government on Thursday declared Mucormycosis or black fungus as a ‘notified disease’. Under the Epidemic Diseases Act, Delhi L-G Anil Baijal issued regulations on black fungus and cited the threat of a mucormycosis outbreak. As per the notification, no person, institution, or organisation will spread any information on black fungus management without the permission of the health department.
On this notification, BJP state president Adesh Gupta, while protesting, told The Daily Guardian that through this decree, the government wants to remove people from the truth. Like the government is fudging the corona figures. Now, something similar will also be done with the data of mucormycosis. It should not happen, we oppose it. The government should promote this among as many people as possible, and not ban it.
Opposing it, Anil Chaudhary, the Congress state of Delhi, also told The Daily Guardian that experts say that it is important to tell people about mucormycosis, that is, black fungus. People can have information only then it can be defended. This is the Tughlaqi decree of the government.
On the statement of BJP and Congress, AAP MLA Atishi Marlena told The Daily Guardian that the AAP government is the most Transparent Government. Even at the time of Corona, every day we release the bulletin and tell how many cases are coming, how many people are dying? Which state government does this, let us also tell you. This order means that when mucormycosis has been declared an epidemic, it becomes the responsibility of the state to provide accurate information about the epidemic to the people, rather than spreading rumors.