Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report - BBC News
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The disruption in healthcare services caused by Covid-19 may have led to an estimated 239,000 maternal and child deaths in South Asia, according to a new UN report.
It’s focused on Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, home to some 1.8 billion people.
The report found that women, children and adolescents were the worst-hit.
South Asia has reported nearly 13 million Covid cases and more than 186,000 deaths so far.