TB endemic evolution in Romania in the shadow of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

The provisory data collected by the tuberculosis (TB) Program in 2020 show that the global incidence decreases by 30%, but considering the long interval from infection to the appearance of clinical manifestations in TB, we will be able to analyse only in the following years the positive or negative impact of the restrictive measures imposed as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, on the evolution of TB in Romania.