Rumour of ‘black fungus’, another disease, spreading through Saudi Arabia has taken over social media recently.

Saudis are turning to jokes online to cope with the possibility of Black Fungus spreading around the community

A lot of memes have been created.

بصوت عبله كامل هُما بيجيبوا الأمراض دي منين
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#وباء_الفطر_الأسود pic.twitter.com/vGl5noeDkk

— ‏﮼عبق |🪴﮼١٧٢٧م (@abaq_3) May 22, 2021

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It has gotten to the point that the Ministry of Health had to make a statement to clarify the rumour about black fungus

MOOD 😢😢#وباء_الفطر_الاسود pic.twitter.com/dVBVkGoMd4

— YAZEED🐐🐐🐐 (@HqKillermax) May 23, 2021

And the good news is that the rumours are completely false

Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly, Saudi Arabia’s ministry of health spokesman, has refuted claims that mucormycosis, a rare and potentially deadly infection also known as black fungus, is not a variant of COVID-19 or has any affiliation with it.

He said that the fungus was caused by a mold found in damp environments that caused respiratory tract infections.

And it is not contagious

Al-Aly said that Saudi health authorities were constantly following up on patients who had recovered from the disease. The fungus required a particular environment for it to infect patients who had poor immune responses. The causes of the infection were still unclear, he said

Al-Aly has also insisted that people focus on getting vaccinated. He said that residents above the age of 60 can now register for their first or second COVID-19 vaccine doses through the MOH-approved app, Sehhaty and can request an appointment through the “priority” service.

Several cases of black fungus have been identified in India as the country also battles with surging COVID-19 cases.

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