The Pune district administration has directed health officials to screen Covid-19 survivors in rural areas to identify any suspected cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus.

As per an order issued on Sunday by district Collector Rajesh Deshmukh, the health departments in rural areas have been instructed to obtain lists of Covid-19 patients who recovered from the infection after April 15 and conduct the first round of the screening of suspected mucormycosis patients between May 24 and May 27. The Pune district in Maharashtra has so far reported more than 300 cases of mucormycosis.