GENEVA (Reuters) - The deadly warehouse blast in Beirut this week devastated Lebanon's already faltering healthcare system and U.N. agencies are scrambling to support hundreds of thousands of people, officials said on Friday.
Tuesday's explosion fully or partially damaged five hospitals and removed 500 beds of capacity, a World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman told a United Nations briefing.
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