THE Covid-19 pandemic is still with us. And, appears to be growing rapidly globally.
As I write, already close on 17 million are infected worldwide, with more than 650,000 deaths. Scientists have started to warn of a surge in deaths from malaria (by up to 35% over the next five years), tuberculosis (by 30%) and HIV (by 10%) due to the disruption of health services caused by the pandemic.
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