People are queue outside a government clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, July 31, 2020. Across Africa and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply of antiretroviral drugs to many of the more than 24 million people who take them, endangering their lives. An estimated 7.7 million people in South Africa are HIV positive, the largest number in the world, and 62% of them take the antiretroviral drugs that suppress the virus and prevent transmission. Some Johannesburg clinics reported decreases of incoming patients picking up their ARV prescriptions, with by 30% to 70%, many fearing long waits in crowded spaces.(AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
People are queue outside a government clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, July 31, 2020. Across Africa and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply of antiretroviral drugs to many of the more than 24 million people who take them, endangering their lives. An estimated 7.7 million people in South Africa are HIV positive, the largest number in the world, and 62% of them take the antiretroviral drugs that suppress the virus and prevent transmission. Some Johannesburg clinics reported decreases of incoming patients picking up their ARV prescriptions, with by 30% to 70%, many fearing long waits in crowded spaces.(AP Photo/Bram Janssen)