Highly infectious disease confirmed in 10-month-old as UN chief urges pauses in fighting to contain spreadGaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after the UN chief, António Guterres, called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.Tests in Jordan confirmed the disease in an unvaccinated 10-month-old from the central Gaza Strip, the health ministry in Ramallah said. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-16 21:01:20
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Gaza sees first polio case in 25 years as UN calls for mass vaccinations
