#black fungus update in india

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rajinikanth. 70. cis man. he/him. ┊┊ cerberus corp has been watching KINTAN NAIK.  some of the public has dubbed them SAPROPHYTE because of FUNGUS MANIPULATION gifted by EATING SOMETHING HE SHOULDN’T HAVE. having been an extra ordinary since 1969, they’re doing a good job at hiding THAT HIS POWER IS WEAK TO FIRE. when they aren’t working their day job as a PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CEO, they are fond of SQUASH and are never seen without GOLD PLATED LIGHTER WITH THE WORDS ‘ALWAYS STAY HUMBLE’ ENGRAVED ON THE SIDE. at first glance they seem CHARMING & GENEROUS, though their underlings know them to also be MELODRAMATIC & ARROGANT.  they consider themself a ANTI-HERO. ┊┊

001.  GENERAL

name: kintan naik | nicknames: the general | age:  70 | date of birth:  1953 | zodiac  answer | place of birth:  - | current residence:  manhattan | gender:  cis man | pronouns:  he/him | sexuality:  gay | occupation: pharmaceutical company ceo | faceclaim:  rajinikanth | height:  5'7" | tattoos: n/a | piercings:  both ears

distinguishing features: reverse rogue x-men hair color (white on the sides, black in the center), large glasses, old man swagpositive traits:  charming, intelligent, perceptive, friendlynegative traits  melodramatic, arrogant, catty, manipulativelabels / tropes: the patriarch, cool old guy, evil old folks, benevolent boss, affluent ascetic, cool old guy, feeling their age, badass in a nice suit, man of wealth and taste, loveable rogue, affably evil. old wind bag, wise old folk facade character inspiration: En (dorohedoro) likes:  positive press, being adored dislikes:  dips in the stock market, his kids disappointing him fears:  being forgotten, death hobbies:  the old rich guy classics: squash, golf, sailing, polo habits:  smoking, taking off his fashion eye glasses for dramatic effect

002.  EXTRA ORDINARY

near death experience… 

According to the About Page on his company’s website, Kintan Naik grew up in one of the poorest districts in western India. A born humanitarian, Kintan would fast for days so the other children in the orphanage he grew up in could eat their fill during meals. At age sixteen and desperate to provide for his found family, Kintan fearlessly traveled out into the nearby woods to forage for food. Fortuitously, he was able to find a large collection of mushrooms growing in the shade of a large tree. The dappled light from the sun above obscured the colors of the clusters of mushrooms and in his hunger and excitement, Kintan brought one of the plump, white caps to his lips and took a bite; it was both his greatest mistake and blessing.

In the end Kintan’s NDE allowed him to be able to feed not just his brothers and sisters at the orphanage but the other struggling people around him as well. Community food gardens grew into a thriving mushroom cultivating business that gave both nourishment and employment to the people around him. A born humanitarian, it was a no-brainier that Kintan would become a philanthropist once he accrued a mass of wealth.

Whether this story is one hundred percent true or not is up to debate, but it's not partially advisable that naysayers bring up their issues with Naik or his company in public or forums that can be tied back to them. As if there’s one thing that’s certain is that Kintan Naik has a knack for creating good press and has the sort of good will rarely shown to someone in his tax bracket.

power…  [ tw references to/mentions of bodily harm, body horror, gore, mutilation, suffocation ]

Kintan has absolute power over all types of fungi (mushrooms, mold, yeasts) and as such he can force them to rapidly go through their life cycle from spore to sporing in an instant. He can create/connect to mycelium underground networks and use the fruitbodies of mushrooms as wiretap devices.

His ability to manipulate air borne spores into full grown sporing mushrooms means that he can cause mushrooms to grow into a giant cluster. Mushrooms with toxic spores could be used to create poison clouds (Toxic Spore Bomb). And any spores breathed in/ingested could be forced into rapid growth and suffocate or explode someone from the inside out (Rapid Mushroom Growth/Infestation). He is also hypothetically able to make people ill by causing molds/yeast outbreaks in food/body parts.

[ /end of tw ]

drawbacks / vulnerabilities… 

His ability works by essentially transferring his own energy into the fungi in question so he cannot grow them indefinitely. Once he becomes exhausted he can no longer use his power and in the case that he tires himself out he would need a couple days to recover. He can also not generate fungi out of thin air, he can only manipulate existing fungi.

As they are organic material, his power is weak to anything that can damage living things but particularly fire.

He's real old. 🤷‍♂️

The mycelium must be able to reasonably able to connect to each other whether they are rooted into the ground or able to spread far enough to connect to the network.

codename…  His marketing team came up with Saprophyte.

003.  EXTRA

he has a gaggle of adopted children he's putting through saw-like sociopathic mind games to see which one is best suited to take over the family business once he retires

he is the face of many online memes that may or may not have been the work of his marketing and pr teams

has been time's person of the year

he caries small envelopes/baggies with different mushroom spores for emergency use.

he wears various rings with false gems that also contain spores but for particularly toxic fungi/fungi whose fruitbody grows extremely large (reserved for life-or-death situations).

003.  CONNECTIONS:

The Royal Court: Kintan's six children. [ 4/6 roles reserved ] Friends of the Family: SONGSTRESS / HIMIKO YAMADA

The Court Jesters: SAVANT / JAMES SAAB RUBIX / JUNGHYUN HARVEY KWON

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India records 259,591 new Covid cases, over 4,200 deaths in last 24 hrs

India records 259,591 new Covid cases, over 4,200 deaths in last 24 hrs

Image Source : PTI India records 259,591 new Covid cases, over 4,200 deaths in last 24 hrs India on Friday reported 259,551 new coronavirus cases, taking the total count to 26,031,991  according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. The new infection count remained below the 300,000-mark for the fifth consecutive day. The country reported 4,209 new deaths in the last 24 hours to take…

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COVID19 Updates: 05/23/2021

India:  Black fungus: India reports nearly 9,000 cases of rare infection LINK

Haiti:  PAHO: #Haiti authorizes use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as deaths, infections rise LINK

Op/Ed (UK):  It’s sickening to watch UK’s CDC equivalent (Public Health England) now being an outlet of Boris Johnson administration’s propaganda. Yesterday, Johnson’s office censored PHE from publishing #B16172 outbreak data in schools—and then hails 33-60% 1&2 dose efficacy as a win for AZ.

India:  In this rural Karnataka belt, Covid cases are rising but tests have dipped to just 10 a day LINK

Thailand:  Thailand to tighten border controls after detecting South African COVID-19 variant LINK

Russia:  Russia reports 8,951 new COVID-19 cases, lifting total above 5 miliion LINK

World:  Wuhan's House of Cards: the outbreak of COVID-19, in contextIn order to see the big picture, we need more than a microscope - we need a telescope. LINK

Belgium:  Another very worrying rise in #Belgium and yet still the country's journalists are asleep on the job. It's the job of reporters to hold people to account, ensuring quicker reaction from authorities such as lockdowns. 2,516 new #Covid19 cases today, up 28%

France: NEW: UK tourists may face stricter rules in France due to Indian variant – minister #World @BreakingNewsAI

UK:  PAY ATTENTION to rising #B16172 crisis in UK—crucial because India variant affects us all. It is now ~50% of all cases in England, surging fast, especially in kids. Hospital #COVID19 ward in Bolton filling up. “It’s too late to contain” LINK

Nepal:  COVID-19: Hospitals run out of beds, soldiers take over as undertakers - Nepal battles second wave of pandemic LINK

World:  Some teenagers and young adults who received Covid-19 vaccines have experienced heart inflammation, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group said, recommending further study of the condition. LINK

Taiwan:  Taiwan is in the grip of its first major COVID-19 surge. Total cases, which had been below 1,300 through the entire pandemic, have surged to more than 3,100 in the span of a week LINK

India:  Covid-19 patient commits suicide in VIMSA 45-year-old Covid-19 positive patient V Sudhakar committed suicide at Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) here on Saturday. LINK

India:  Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as COVID spreads to the countryside LINK

UK:  Family doctors in UK forced out of jobs after developing long covid, prompting demands for gov’t to compensate NHS staff w/debilitating conditions who can’t work. GPs struggling w/long covid said they felt “shocked & betrayed” when removed them from their posts b/c of long sick leave

UK:  Dominic Cummings claims ministers backed herd immunity against CovidPM’s ex-adviser says if ‘competent’ people had been in charge at least two lockdowns could have been avoided LINK

World:  Reinfections with #B16172 is also approximately ~4x more with B16172 versus #B117 if we compare the rates of reinfections / variant cases found. 4x…. Is a lot.

World:  European database shows 405,250+ covid vaccine injuries, 10,570+ deaths (so far) LINK

World:  NEW - Dr. Fauci now says he is "not convinced" COVID-19 developed naturally, and called for an open investigation into the origin of the virus. However, he once again "categorically" denied that the NIH or NIAID has funded any gain of function research in Wuhan (Fox News)

US:  Pentagon Tracking 14 Cases of Heart Inflammation in Troops After COVID-19 Shots LINK

California: LOS ANGELES, CA — Six months into the vaccination effort, Los Angeles County has recorded nearly 1,000 "breakthrough" cases in which fully vaccinated people went on to test positive for the coronavirus. Of those breakthrough cases, 71 were hospitalized and 12 died. LINK

China:  Three Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care, according to a U.S. intelligence report that could add to calls for a fuller probe of whether the Covid-19 virus may have escaped from the lab LINK

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Patients within 6 weeks of COVID treatment are at highest risk of black fungus: Expert

Patients within 6 weeks of COVID treatment are at highest risk of black fungus: Expert

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COVID19 Updates: 06/25/2021

UK:  A&E units in UK report rapid rise in children’s infections - Problems usually only seen in winter are surfacing after easing of social contact rules LINK

Australia:  Sydney  has now gone into lockdown—anyone who lives or worked in 4 areas of Sydney now must stay home. NSW reports it’s largest epidemic of pandemic - another 22 new cases - to now 70. Fleeting exposure of just “seconds” led to many #DeltaVariant cases. LINK

UK:  UK MP Says "Important People" Shouldn't Need To Quarantine Under COVID Rules LINK

UK:  Covid: The man who tested positive for Covid 43 times LINK

Africa:  The situation in Africa is deeply concerning. Rapidly rising Covid cases in some countries are straining and overwhelming health care systems LINK

World:  A "new" infection found in abt 1/3rd of US #COVID19 autopsies: aspergillosis. Here, again, we're looking at a flashback to 1980s #HIV when the same fungal species ravaged the lungs of immune-deficient AIDS patients. It's not just "black fungus" in India. LINK

California:  Delta variant is spreading in California as COVID-19 battle enters an uncertain phase LINK

US:  U.S. COVID update: Cases rise for 4th day in a row - New cases: 15,480 - Average: 12,221 (+644) - Positivity rate: 2.0% (-0.3) - In hospital: 15,885 (+189) - In ICU: 4,042 (+35) - New deaths: 380

Colombia:  NEW: Colombia reports 32,997 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record, and 689 new deaths

Japan:  Japan's emperor is 'extremely worried' the Tokyo Olympics could cause coronavirus to spread, in latest blow to the Games LINK

Japan:  Two members of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus. The athletes were all fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca and had negative PCR tests before boarding. Only 10 percent of Japan's residents will be vaccinated by the time the Olympics.

Colorado:  CO State Epidemiologist: “The proportion of Colorado cases due to the Delta variant has been rapidly increasing; now estimated to be greater than 50% of cases.

World:  Make-A-Wish Foundation is requiring Wish kids, their siblings (and other family members), and "any minors participating in the Wish" to be fully vaccinated before having their wishes granted.

UK:  Outdated hospital oxygen systems a ‘risk to patients’, review warns LINK

South Africa:  The positivity rate in Gauteng, the most populous South African province, has climbed to a shocking 37 per cent LINK

World: WHO's internal document on Covid vaccine: - Booster shots needed yearly for most vulnerable - Boosters needed every two years for general population - In worst-case scenario boosters will be needed annually for all - 2022 vaccine output to range between 6B and 16B doses

US:  JPMORGAN WARNS EMPLOYEES IT MAY REQUIRE THEM TO GET VACCINATED

World:  The CDC concluded that there is a "likely association" between heart inflammation and COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. LINK

Russia:  NEW: Moscow Region considers banning unvaccinated people from public transportation - Interfax

Fiji: Fears of civil unrest as COVID-19 crisis deepens LINK

World:  Daszak removed from COVID commission for conflict-of-interest concerns LINK

Israel:  "Israel says the Delta variant is infecting vaccinated people, representing as many as 50% of new cases." Israel is the most vaccinated country in the would and has exclusively used the Pfizer vaccine. Cases are surging in Israel, 70% are Delta variant. LINK

Israel:  Fully vaccinated people who've come into contact with the Delta variant will have to quarantine, Chezy Levy, the director-general of Israel's health ministry, said on Wednesday, Haaretz reported.

Poland:  Today Health minister in Poland has announced that arrivals from UK will require test after arrival and quarantine even for vaccinated people. Final decisions this week.

New York:  Local Man Gets Extremely Rare Diagnosis After COVID-19 Vaccine - WENY News LINK

UK:  Another NHS Trust issued a "black alert" yday due to increased patient numbers in A&E across the UK. Derriford was operating at 101% capacity, meaning people weren't getting beds. It was the same at Nottingham's Queen’s Medical Centre LINK

Taiwan:   Taiwan will tighten border controls to keep out the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, authorities said on Friday, requiring arrivals from five countries, including Britain, to be placed in centralised quarantine facilities;

Thailand:  Thailand’s national Covid-19 panel headed by the Prime Minister is meeting to consider imposing stricter movement curbs in Bangkok amid calls for a lockdown as infections continue to climb and medical facilities reach capacity;

US: President Trump:  "I don't think that children should get it and I think people should have the freedom on getting it. They can't be forced because they do have rights,"

Russia:  A prominent medical professor in #Russia has quietly admitted that St.Petersburg lied about #Covid19 cases throughout May because of #euro2020 so as "not to scare people".

World: Oblique Admission: The Current Vaccines Will Not Protect Against Covid-19 LINK

World:  Covid-19 virus highly adapted to infect human cells, finds studyThe Covid-19 virus is most ideally adapted to infect human cells than any of the tested animal species, a study by researchers from Flinders University and La Trobe University in Australia has found. LINK

Russia:  NEW: Russia reports 20,393 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase since January, and 601 new deaths

China:  First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019: study LINK

World:  “That issue of variants is what we are watching all over the world.” WHO Special Envoy, Dr David Nabarro says variants of the virus will keep on coming and some “will be troublesome” for vaccine protection.

India:  Monsoon rise in Ganges’ water level reveals mass graves of suspected Covid victims, say reports LINK

UAE:  #UAE's brief recovery has ended. A 14.5% rise in new #Covid19 cases, up to 2,223 Also 7 further deaths from the disease, the joint worst death toll in The Emirates for exactly 3 months.

RUMINT (US):  BREAKING:  Inside source telling me tonight that 60- 80 @AmericaAir  commercial pilots are down & disabled due to Covid injection injuries.

US:  More than 4,100 people have been hospitalized or died with Covid-19 in the U.S. even though they’ve been fully vaccinated, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. LINK

US:  U.S. COVID update: Daily average rises for 5th day in a row - New cases: 16,306 - Average: 12,460 (+239) - Positivity rate: 1.9% (-0.1) - In hospital: 15,618 (-267) - In ICU: 3,943 (-99) - New deaths: 438

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Gurugram resident defeats black fungus after timely treatment

Gurugram resident defeats black fungus after timely treatment

By Shalini Bhardwaj | Updated: May 22, 2021 20:29 IST New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Amid the deadly second wave of COVID-19 and its post consequences, Mucormycosis or black fungus has posed another challenge in front of the country.  Though the occurrence of black fungus is rare, sometimes it becomes deadly in a few cases. It has been declared an epidemic in many states across India. Black…

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Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre explains black fungus infections

Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre explains black fungus infections

Abu Dhabi: As part of its regular updates on public health, the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) has provided clarification on the black fungus infection known to be maiming and killing hundreds across India as the country grapples with a ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 infections. Across its social media platforms, the ADPHC explained what people need to know about black fungus or…

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COVID19 Updates: 05/24/2021

Singapore:  Singapore provisionally approves 60-second COVID-19 breathalyser test LINK

UK:  GLASGOW: BACK TO LEVEL 4 LOOMS, as Covid19 rate surges upwards. The threshold for hospitality and shop closures where a local authority is likely to end up in level four, which is 150 per 100k in Scotland, is moving closer, reports GlasgowLive.

Australia:  BREAKING: Victoria's COVID-free streak has come to an end, with four new cases detected in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. LINK

US:  Caught Red-Handed: CDC Changes Test Thresholds To Virtually Eliminate New COVID Cases Among Vaxx'd LINK

Canada:  Canada may see COVID-19 resurgence despite full vaccinations, experts say LINK

Japan:  Japan opens mass vaccination sites for elderly ahead of Olympics LINK

Taiwan:  A Covid surge threatens to disrupt Taiwan's semiconductor industry — and could hurt the world's supply of chips

UK:  Modelling from Warwick University in UK shows between 5k-13k daily UK hospital admissions in July based on the assumption that the Indian variant is 50% more transmissible

India:  Second Severe Storm in 10 Days to Batter Covid-Hit India LINK

World:  #BREAKING At least 115,000 health workers have died from Covid-19: WHO chief

US:  #BREAKING Citing Covid-19 risk, US warns against travel to Olympic host Japan

Japan:  Japan's Doctors warn of a 'system collapse' 2 months before Olympics due to begin LINK

China:  China rejects report of sick staff at Wuhan lab prior to Covid outbreak LINK

UK:  UK COVID update: Cases up 23% from last week amid concern about variant first found in India - New cases: 2,439 - In hospital: 958 (+36) - In ICU: 121 (-3) - New deaths: 3

India:  #BREAKING | After black and white fungus, yellow fungus infection cases reported in India - Know why it is more dangerous LINK

Wisconsin:  Wisconsin pastor ordered to step down after preaching against COVID-19 vaccine LINK

NYC:  New York City's school system, the largest in the country, will fully return to in-person instruction for all of its 1.1 million students when the new school year begins in September, after more than a year of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic LINK

Michigan:  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has rescinded a rule limiting restaurant tables to no more than six people. The move comes a day after she apologized for ignoring the COVID-19 regulation while gathering with friends at an East Lansing bar.

US:  State Department advised against traveling to Japan because of a sharp increase in Covid cases.  "Level 4: Do Not Travel" advisory is the highest cautionary level. #Japan #Politics

Bahrain:  The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Bahrain hit 2,800 yesterday, despite 50% of population being vaccinated.

Connecticut: State has 18 recent cases of "heart problems"---likely myocarditis?---in young adults after COVID vaccine LINK

India:  The city of Delhi is considering lifting its Covid-19 limits on businesses and movement, even though it is well short of providing enough vaccines to fully protect its population LINK