Experts: because of the coronavirus will increase the number of deaths from HIV and TB

Pandemic coronavirus can cause in poor and developing countries in the next five years will increase the number of deaths of people with malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. This conclusion was made by scientists at University College London, reports RBC with reference to the publication of research results in the journal the Lancet.

According to experts, due to the load on the health system during a pandemic, the treatment of other diseases will be less effective. In particular, HIV patients will have to interrupt antiretroviral therapy, TB may spread due to the lower volumes of diagnostics and minimize treatment.

According to the forecast, in the worst case the number of deaths from HIV in the next five years could rise by 10% TB, 20% malaria 36%.

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