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Now playing Next world news Europe and Central Asia 'could see 700k extra COVID deaths by March 1' “Cumulative reported deaths are projected to reach over 2.2 million by spring next year, based on current trends,” WHO said in a statement. 23/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news Is antibiotic resistance an increasing threat to our health? November 18 marks European Antibiotics Awareness Day. Here’s what you need to know about them and what impact our bodies' resistance to them could have. 18/11/2021
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Now playing Next Health news COVID-19: UK resists new restrictions as Romania looks to EU for help According to AFP, COVID-19 has killed at least 4.9 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019. 25/10/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID claimed more than 100,000 healthcare workers' lives, WHO says WHO estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 healthcare workers may have died from COVID-19 between January 2020 and May 2021. 22/10/2021
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Long COVID now has an official WHO clinical definition In September, there were more than one million people living in the UK who reported they were suffering from long COVID. 09/10/2021
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