WHO: 115,000 healthcare workers died from COVID-19

WHO: 115,000 healthcare workers died from COVID-19

At least 115,000 healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, calling for a dramatic scale-up of vaccination in all countries.

At the opening of the WHO's main annual assembly, Ghebreyesus hailed the sacrifices made by healthcare workers around the world to battle the pandemic.

"For almost 18 months, health and care workers all over the world have stood in the breach between life and death," he said.

"They have saved countless lives and fought for others who, despite their best efforts, slipped away. Many have themselves become infected, and while reporting is scant, we estimate that at least 115,000 health and care workers have paid the ultimate price in the service of others," CNN cited the WHO chief as saying.

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