7,000 Excess TB Deaths in Europe Linked to Covid-19 Pandemic: WHO Report
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) – Europe experienced approximately 7,000 additional deaths from tuberculosis (TB) during the three years of the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020-2022, compared to pre-2020 estimates, as per a new report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World TB Day on March 24.