Hard News:

India Grapples with "Black Fungus" Drug Shortage

As Cases Rise Among Covid-19 Patients

Several Indian states are facing shortages of a drug used to treat black fungus, a
rare and potentially fatal infection that is increasingly being detected in Covid-19
patients, health authorities in the country have warned.

The infection, known by doctors as mucormycosis, had been seen in India before
the pandemic, but cases are mounting rapidly in coronavirus patients and those
who have recently recovered. It is caused by mold found in wet environments and
can attack the respiratory tract, particularly of those with compromised immune
systems.

At least 90 people have died of black fungus in the western state of Maharashtra,
which includes the bustling financial center Mumbai and has been hit hard by the
pandemic, said the state's health minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday. At least 800
people are currently hospitalized with the infection.

Some 2,000 cases have so far been recorded, according to local health officials.

"We are now getting 100 cases daily on average," Dr. Tatyarao Lahane, a senior
state health official, told CNN on Wednesday.

The state of Rajasthan, which has also reported cases of black fungus, has
declared it an epidemic and a "notifiable disease." Two other states, Haryana and
Telangana, have also declared it a notifiable disease, to be reported to the central
Indian government.

Some 115 cases were found in Haryana and at least 150 in Telangana, according
to state officials.

Black fungus cases have also been found in New Delhi, according to Padma
Srivastava, head of the department of neurology at the All India Institute Of Medical
Sciences in the capital.

"Every single day in emergency it is average 20 and above (cases reported),"

Srivastava told local media on Wednesday, adding that a separate ward had been
created for black fungus patients at the hospital.

Source: CNN New Delhi

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 Soft News:
May's Full 'Flower' Moon is First Total Eclipse in Over Two Years

May's "flower" supermoon will grace the sky this Wednesday. This supermoon will
be the closest moon to Earth in 2021, according to EarthSky.

There are two to four supermoons each year. These lunar events are often a brilliant
sight to see because they are brighter and larger than a normal full moon. The
definition of a supermoon varies, but it's generally defined by how close the moon
is to the Earth.

May's supermoon will also be the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019,
according to EarthSky. It will take the moon just over three hours to cross through
the Earth's shadow, but the actual lunar eclipse will last under 15 minutes.

During the eclipse, the moon will have a reddish hue from the sunlight filtering
through the Earth's atmosphere, according to NASA, so you can also refer to this
month's event as a "blood moon."

Depending on your location, you may be able to get a glimpse of part of the eclipse.
Most of North and South America will be able to see it in the early morning hours
while eastern Asia and Australia will see it in the evening.

In the United States, the total eclipse will begin at 7:11 a.m. ET and end at 7:26
a.m. ET, but will be partially visible from 5:45 a.m. ET to 8:52 a.m. ET. To check if
the eclipse will be available where you live, go to timeanddate.com.

The full moon is called the "flower" moon in May because it's when flowers blossom
across North America, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Many Native American tribes across the country also took inspiration from spring's
blossoms when naming May's full moon, according to the Western Washington
University Planetarium.

The Anishnaabe tribe in the Great Lakes reason call the full moon "waabigwani-
giizis" or "blossom moon." The Lakota tribe on the Northern Plains call it "canwape
to wi" or "moon of the green leaves."
Some tribes named the moon after a popular red berry, with the Potawatomi tribe
in the Great Lakes region calling it "te'minkeses" and the Shawnee tribe in the
Midwest calling it "hotehimini kiishthwa," both of which translate to strawberry
moon.

Typical of a normal year, 2021 has 12 full moons. (There were 13 full moons last
year, two of which were in October.)

Source: CNN

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Samarinda 24° C Clear skies
Makassar 24° C Light Rain
Manokwari 23° C Thunderstorm

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