Matt Hancock, Health Secretary, confirmed PrEP - or pre-exposure prophylaxis - is to be made routinely available to patients deemed to be at greater risk of catching HIV from April. He said: "We are rolling out PrEP and making it available across the country - with evidence showing it almost completely eradicates the chances of getting HIV. This will benefit tens of thousands of people's lives, and drive us towards our ambition of zero HIV transmissions in this decade." (Image: Getty Images)The musician and Aids activist told The Sunday Times : "Taking PrEP prevents HIV from being passed on, which is truly incredible. There are thought to be around 103,800 people living with HIV in the UK , and around 7% of those are not aware they are HIV positive.

Source: Daily Mirror March 15, 2020 16:52 UTC