Myanmar healthcare facilities overwhelmed, WHO says, and scale of earthquake deaths and injuries ‘not fully understood’ – live

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From 37m ago 04.18 EDT WHO: earthquake has 'overwhelmed healthcare facilities' in Myanmar, with three hospitals reported destroyed The World Health Organization said it has reports of three hospitals destroyed and 22 partially damaged in the region affected by Friday’s earthquake. “The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood and the numbers are expected to increase,” the UN agency said, Associated Press reports. The statement continued: The earthquake’s devastation has overwhelmed healthcare facilities in the affected areas, which are struggling to manage the influx of injured individuals. There is an urgent need for trauma and surgical care,...