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UN chief says COVID-19 causes suffering for older people

[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing “incalculable fear and suffering” to older people around the world who are dying at a higher rate, and especially to people older than 80 years, whose mortality rate is five times higher. The global average. The …

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WHO chief says pandemic is far from over, concerned about children

[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that the new coronavirus pandemic was far from over and said he was “deeply concerned” about the impact of disruption of normal health services, especially in children. “The pandemic is far from over,” said WHO Director-General …

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