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‘Cardboard babies’ in Venezuela as hospital crisis escalates

The newborn babies are kept in cardboard boxes. Photo: Courtesy

Newborn babies are being kept in cardboard boxes due to Venezuela's healthcare crisis, an opposition party claims.

Heartbreaking images were posted online by Mesa de la Unidad Democratica today showing dozens of tiny infants lined up in makeshift cots.

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