VENEZUELA: Aid groups warned today that the country’s healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged hospitals overwhelmed and infectious diseases spreading.The government death toll has surpassed 1,700, with more than 15,800 people displaced and thousands sleeping in the open or in crowded shelters.The World Health Organisation said 38 hospitals had been damaged and the health system was “under extreme pressure,” amid concerns over measles, dengue and malaria outbreaks.

VENEZUELA: Aid groups warned today that the country’s healthcare system is being pushed to its limits nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes, with damaged hospitals overwhelmed and infectious diseases spreading.

The government death toll has surpassed 1,700, with more than 15,800 people displaced and thousands sleeping in the open or in crowded shelters.

The World Health Organisation said 38 hospitals had been damaged and the health system was “under extreme pressure,” amid concerns over measles, dengue and malaria outbreaks.

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