Coronavirus: More than 5 million children lost parent or guardian to Covid-19

At least 5.2 million children and adolescents worldwide have lost a parent or guardian as a result of the pandemic, according to a study factoring deaths up to autumn 2021.The number of affected children thereby exceeds the 5 million coronavirus deaths recorded in the 20-month study period (March 2020 to October 2021), according to international researchers from various universities who published their findings in the journal Lancet Child Adolescent Health in February.Over 1,900 children in…

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