Dealing with the Social Isolation of the Covid-19 Pandemic
"Sana has been in social isolation for 3 days and she's losing her mind. She wants to go outside, but she can't. Plus, the news keeps reporting scary things. Sana is scared and anxious".
Before the pandemic, there were more than 4,000 TB deaths recorded daily. In countries where health services have been severely strained by the high demand for COVID-19 treatment, there are fears that the case burden and hospitalizations from TB may increase.
Although the researchers opine that the coronavirus social distancing measures may reduce transmission of TB, there may still be more deaths compared to the pre-pandemic period as a result of strained healthcare services, delayed diagnosis and treatment, and reduced TB clinic attendance. The researchers say in the worst-case scenario, the death toll may rise by more than 200,000.
The researchers say that this potential spike is likely to happen in low- and middle-income countries where healthcare services have been significantly affected.
Read more here – https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/tb-cases-and-deaths-predicted-spike-due-covid-19
