30
March
2020
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17:41
Asia/Singapore
Covid-19 could affect TB control measures. This is what Singapore can do
Asst Prof Hsu Li Yang, Infectious Diseases Programme Leader and Co-Director of the Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation at NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, highlighted that efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) remain important in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also shared on some possible avenues for TB control, including telemedicine and contact tracing.