HIV, TB patients not on treatment could be at risk -NICD

Although there's not really enough information about how HIV-positive people and TB sufferers could be affected, experts say those with compromised immune systems could be at risk, should COVID-19 spread.

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Richard Brooks

10 March 2020, 23:39 [SAST]

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HIV and TB sufferers not on treatment could be at risk if they contract the coronavirus.

Although there’s not really enough information about how HIV-positive people and TB sufferers could be affected, experts say those with compromised immune systems could be at risk, should COVID-19 spread.

Professor Shabir Mahdi from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases explains.