COVID-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared
Abstract
Based on
official figures
– which may be somewhat under reported – COVID-19 has not been asdevastating in South Africa as initially feared.
Back in March and April this year
case numbers
on the continent were still modest. But
predictions and projections
were sombre. There seemed to be consensus that African countries had weak
public health systems
and few
testing facilities
, and containment and social distancing were going to beproblematic in
poor communities
.
More specifically, local and international organisations
pointed to the fact
that these areas typicallyhave the highest incidence of immuno-compromised individuals. Experts
feared
that the tens ofmillions with HIV and tuberculosis would be disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
URI
https://theconversation.com/covid-19-and-hiv-so-far-it-seems-the-outcome-is-not-what-was-feared-146213http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5288