Covid set to cause 400,000 surge in TB deaths as medics diverted

Millions of missed diagnoses will add to global pandemic toll, warns WHO studyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScientists have warned that several hundred thousand extradeaths from tuberculosis are likely to occur this year as a result of Covid-19 ’s effect on global health services.In many countries – including South Africa, India and Indonesia – doctors and health workers have been shifted from tracking TB cases to tracing people infected with Covid-19. Equipment and budgets have also been reassigned, an investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO)has revealed.Continue reading...
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