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"Throwing in the topic of abortion and holding a pseudo-tribunal on it in the middle of a raging pandemic is more than cynicism. This is political villainy," said former Polish PM and President of the European Parliament Donald Tusk.
Doctors witnessed an extremely rare birth as conjoined twins were born in Gaza City's al-Shifa Medical Centre on Tuesday at 11:00 AM local time. The twins, whose gender has not yet been revealed, are the first such case in many years. They have two heads and two hearts, which beat simultaneously, but have one set of arms and legs. Due to their condition, the twins have a slim chance of surviving and are currently under intensive life support. Dr. Allam Abu Hamda, the head of the nursery at al-Shifa Medical, made clear just how rare this type of birth is. Although the condition is extremely rare, these twins are not the first set of conjoined siblings ever delivered in Gaza. Conjoined girls named Rital and Ritaj were born in the region on March 27 2010, but died shortly after being rushed to Saudi Arabia for specialist treatment. About half of conjoined twins are delivered stillborn, and the overall survival rate of is between 5 and 25 percent.
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For the first time in New York City, a baby has been born with Zika-related birth defects after the baby's mother contracted the disease while traveling to an area where Zika is active. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Now through Saturday evening, a New York City health department helicopter will spray marshlands and other urban wetlands with two different larvicides, substances that prevent mosquitoes from reaching adulthood, where they can potentially spread disease like the Zika virus.
Doctors at the Hackensack University Medical Center say a baby girl, who was born to a mother who became infected with Zika in Honduras, has microcephaly, but that "neither the mother nor the baby poses an infectious risk to others." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).