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Sana'a (Yemen), Mar 24 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Yahya Arhab).- Yemen's health authorities warned Wednesday that the lives of more than 5,200 patients with chronic kidney disease are at risk due to a serious shortage of essential medicines and fuel supplies at 15 dialysis centres across the country.FOOTAGE OF A DIALYSIS CENTRE IN SANÁ.
Azambuja (Portugal), May 29 (EFE), (Camera: Cynthia de Benito).- Portuguese health authorities are concerned about new outbreaks within the country, especially in areas around Lisbon.FOOTAGE OF LISBON OUTSKIRTS.SOUNDBITES OF ANA, LOCAL: "We were no longer at the peak of the pandemic and now, as things are quieter, perhaps that is why our suspicion is decreasing, although we must take the same precautions."
The World Health Organization says it is assessing the threats to public health after fighters in Sudan occupied a national laboratory holding samples of a range of deadly diseases. "The team on the ground, and with our bio-risk and biosafety teams here, are carrying out an extensive risk assessment," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan tells reporters, after fighters occupied a national public laboratory in Khartoum that holds samples of diseases including polio and measles. SOUNDBITE
The World Health Organization's emergencies director Michael Ryan warns that China's official statistics "under-represent the true impact" of its Covid-19 outbreak, "particularly in terms of deaths". His comments come amid growing concern over China's steep rise in Covid infections since Beijing last month abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions, with hospitals and crematoriums quickly overwhelmed. SOUNDBITE
Sixty-three confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, including 29 deaths, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. SOUNDBITE