Coronavirus deaths exceed quarter of a million – Reuters; WHO says Pompeo remarks on virus origin “speculative”
Reuters Global coronavirus deaths reached 250,000 on Monday after recorded infections topped 3.5 million, a Reuters tally of official government data showed, although the rate of fatalities has slowed. North America and European countries accounted for most of the new deaths and cases reported in recent days, but numbers were rising from smaller bases in […]
Surgery death rates in Africa are twice global average, study finds
Thomson Reuters Foundation Death rates for patients undergoing surgery in Africa are double the global average even though they tend to be younger, scientists said on Wednesday, adding that many deaths were likely preventable. Contributory factors include few specialists, poor hospital infrastructure and a lack of post-operative monitoring, they said in a study published in […]