GENEVA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Prior to the World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a latest report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could result in 123,000 to 293,000 new HIV infections and 69,000 to 148,000 additional AIDS-related deaths between 2020 and 2022.
In a report titled "Prevailing against pandemics by putting people at the center" which was published on Nov. 26, UNAIDS has warned that the global AIDS response was off track even before COVID-19. It used to set the triple 90s targets years ago, including that by 2020, 90 percent of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 90 percent who know their status are receiving treatment, and 90 percent on HIV treatment have a suppressed viral load. However, the rapid spread of the coronavirus has created additional setbacks.
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