Defaulting on treatment puts HIV and TB patients at higher risk for coronavirus
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South Africa has 7.7-million people living with HIV and the highest number of tuberculosis-related deaths globally.
More than 80% of people who died of TB in 2016 were also infected with HIV.
Doctors and experts fear the coronavirus pandemic will have a tremendous impact on our health system and on those with compromised immune systems, and HIV specialists and experts Dr Julia Turner and Dr KD Mohamed advise TB and HIV patients to continue taking their medication, and not to panic.
More than 80% of people who died of TB in 2016 were also infected with HIV.
Doctors and experts fear the coronavirus pandemic will have a tremendous impact on our health system and on those with compromised immune systems, and HIV specialists and experts Dr Julia Turner and Dr KD Mohamed advise TB and HIV patients to continue taking their medication, and not to panic.
