Doctors record severe spurt in cases of mucormycosis, a hard-to-treat fungal infection, among COVID-19 patients.
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India’s financial capital recorded 2,395 new cases on Sunday, a drop from April average of 7,786. How did that happen?
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Maharashtra state grapples with oxygen and hospital bed shortages as COVID-19 cases spread to remote corners.
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