Along with combating the new coronavirus epidemic, a World Health Organization official said they were in an 'infodemic.'
Dr. Sylvie Briand, director of global infectious hazard preparedness for the World Health Organization , expressed concerns that misinformation about the new coronavirus could spark a run on medications, leaving people who are HIV positive without the drugs they need.
"There is a kind of sense of panic, so we try to clarify what we know about the science, what is still unknown and to provide a recommendation that can help people protect themselves and their families," Briand said. Briand told reporters that WHO has seen people on social media claiming that antiretrovirals could be useful for combating new coronavirus, raising concerns that"everybody will buy them and there will not be enough for HIV people."
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