COVID-19 could cause 500,000 additional AIDS deaths | DW News

The coronavirus crisis is having a major impact on Mmillions of HIV patients who are reliant on life-saving drugs. It's estimated that nearly 40 Mmillion people across the world are living with HIV. Although there is no cure for the disease that causes AIDS, anti-retroviral medication helps control it. But the Covid-19 pandemic is interrupting drug supply lines for anti-retroviral drugs. The UN has warned that long term disruption could result in an additional half a million deaths. DW talks about this with Professor Hendrik Streeck, director of the Institute of Virology and HIV Research at the University of Bonn. Subscribe: www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: www.instagram.com/dw_stories/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: www.youtube.com/channel/deutschewelle
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