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WHO says 480 need to be evacuated from Damascus suburb with worst malnutrition

No green light yet from Syrian govt for evacuation

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Nearly 500 sick and wounded patients still await medical evacuation from the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, which the Syrian government has not granted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

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