Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said the coronavirus pandemic could delay diagnosis and treatment, meaning more undetected cases. Have you tested positive for TB during the Covid pandemic? Dr Harries told the BBC: “It is important to remember not every persistent cough, along with fever, is Covid-19. “We also cannot continue to accept what we accepted for years – every year having less than 40% of the funding need for the TB response. Last year, Ukraine treated 24,000 people with TB including 5,000 with a drug-resistant form of the illness.

Source: Daily Mirror March 25, 2022 05:28 UTC