Malaria Deaths Rise By 69,000 In 2020 Due To COVID-19 Disruptions, Says WHO

HEALTH: Healthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than the previous year, but a worst-case scenario was averted, the World Health Organization said on Monday. In total over 627,000 people globally – most of them babies in the poorest parts of Africa – were killed by malaria […]