COVID-19 lockdown risks 1.4 mn extra TB deaths: study

COVID19 lockdown risks 1.4 million extra TB deaths: study

PARIS - The global lockdown caused by COVID-19 risks a "devastating" surge in tuberculosis cases, with nearly 1.4 million additional deaths from the world's biggest infectious killer by 2025, new research showed Wednesday.

Since effective medication exists, the world's TB response is centered on testing and treating as many patients as possible. "In spite of having drugs and treatment... we are not yet close to ending it and TB remains the biggest infectious disease killer," said Lucica Ditiu, executive director of the Stop TB Partnership.

But if countries fail to quickly reimplement their testing and treatment, the models showed things would get much worse.

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