No Black fungus in Sri Lanka

May 24, 2021

The government yesterday denied claims that the ‘black fungus’ known as Mucormycosis was detected in Sri Lanka. Health Ministry sources said that claims that a person who tested positive for the coronavirus in Ampara had contracted black fungus, was fake news. “There were reports that the person in Amparawho tested positive for Covid had a fungus but it was not black fungus. The sources said. The person in question is a TB patient who had not taken proper medication and later found to be infected with Covid -19. Though he had a fungus it was not identified as the black fungus rampant in India.” Medical sources said

No Black fungus in Sri Lanka

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