The Health Ministry on Saturday said there isn't enough evidence to suggest there has been a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases among those who contracted COVID-19. Both diseases attack the lungs but TB has a longer incubation period, it added. "TB bacilli...has the potential to start multiplying when the individual's immunity is compromised," the ministry explained.
The Health Ministry on Saturday said there isn't enough evidence to suggest there has been a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases among those who contracted COVID-19. Both diseases attack the lungs but TB has a longer incubation period, it added. "TB bacilli...has the potential to start multiplying when the individual's immunity is compromised," the ministry explained.
