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Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes

Aid workers warn of infectious diseases, overwhelmed hospitals after Venezuela quakes
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Aid groups warned Tuesday that Venezuela's fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged and understaffed hospitals overwhelmed by the injured and deteriorating conditions in the disaster zone causing infectious diseases to spre...

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