A nine-month-old Palestinian baby in Gaza died of severe hypothermia, the first recorded cold-related death this winter season, according to the health ministry. The WHO warned of surging respiratory infections and said worse is expected as displaced people live in crowded, flood-exposed conditions.
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The baby was transferred from the Kuwaiti Hospital to Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday, where he arrived dead, the ministry said.
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The numbers already show the pressure. Acute respiratory infections are 33,000 cases higher than at the same time last year
That means people are living in more crowded conditions, where, of course, the spread between humans of a virus is much more prone to spread
It is shocking that just a few days of rain really showed us what the coming months will bring. And winter has not even fully set in. The worst really is yet to come
To prevent outbreaks, we really call for laboratory equipment to enter Gaza today so that we can avoid a public health disaster on top of a disaster.
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The ministry said 10 people died from cold exposure in Gaza during the 2025 winter season.
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Acute respiratory infections are 33,000 cases higher than at the same time last year
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Respiratory infections currently make up 11 percent of all consultations
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400,000 of them are in locations that are considered at extremely high risk
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about 1.4 million people, or 65 percent of Gaza's population, are living in tents or temporary shelters
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about 1.4 million people, or 65 percent of Gaza's population, are living in tents or temporary shelters
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heavy rainfall between November 6 and 8 caused widespread flooding across Gaza, damaging thousands of tents and makeshift shelters.
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