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UN says Lebanon's health system is critically overstretched after weeks of strikes; government reports nearly 1,900 killed since March 2
Summary
The UN relayed figures from Lebanon's Ministry of Health saying Wednesday's strikes killed more than 300 people and brought the death toll since March 2 to nearly 1,900, warning hospitals face trauma supply shortages and shelters and schools are overcrowded.
The United Nations told reporters on Friday that Lebanon’s health system is facing extreme strain after weeks of strikes and rising casualties.
Steph, the UN spokesperson, said Lebanon’s Ministry of Health reported that strikes on Wednesday killed more than 300 people and that the total number of people killed in Lebanon since March 2 stands at nearly 1,900, with more than 6,000 injured. She attributed those figures directly to the Lebanese government.
The spokesperson said the World Health…
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