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Collected Item: “COVID-19-related suicide”

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COVID-19-related suicide

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News article

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In Peru the pandemic is broiling, things are far from slowing down. Patients with COVID may go to the hospital only to find out that there are not enough ventilators or oxygen to go around. This story by the AP press describes a story of a COVID-related suicide. Although this topic is not widely covered in the U.S. media, it is a consistent storyline in Peru.

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hospital, Peru, suicide, AP Press

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FRANKLIN BRICENO, MARIA CHENG and JOSHUA GOODMAN

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2021-07-08
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