Over half of Beirut health facilities non-functional: WHO

Over half of Beirut health facilities non-functional: WHO

Aug. 12, 2020 | 05:05 PM (Last updated: August 12, 2020 | 05:40 PM)





















In this photo taken from footage provided by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service, Russian medics treat a patient in a Russian field hospital set up in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Russia's emergency officials say the country sent five planeloads of aid to Beirut after an explosion in the Lebanese capital's port killed at least 100 people and injured thousands on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP)



















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