Covid may have killed up to 180,000 health workers globally, WHO says

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The World Health Organization says 80,000 to 180,000 healthcare workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritised for vaccination.

A WHO paper on Thursday estimated that out of the world's 135 million health staff, between 80,000 to 180,000 health and care workers could have died from Covid-19 in the period between January 2020 to May 2021".