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Lusaka (Zambia). The southern African country Zambia is struggling with a severe outbreak of cholera. Since October last year, more than 400 people have died in the country and more than 10,000 have been infected. Due to cholera, orders have been issued to close schools across the country. A large football stadium in the capital Lusaka has been converted into a treatment centre.
The Zambian government is launching a mass vaccination program and says it is providing 2.4 million liters of clean water per day to affected communities in the country.
Cholera in nine out of 10 provinces
According to the ‘Zambia Public Health Institute’, the outbreak in Zambia began in October. Since October, 412 people have died due to cholera and 10,413 cases have been registered. The Health Ministry said that almost half of the country’s districts and nine out of 10 provinces are in the grip of cholera. More than 400 cases are being registered every day in a country with a population of about two crore.
More than 400 cases are coming every day
Zambia’s Health Ministry says cholera has been found in nine out of 10 provinces of the country. In this country with a population of about 20 million, the number of people falling ill with cholera is more than 400 every day. Health Minister Sylvia Mosebo described it as a nationwide problem and said that this outbreak poses a serious threat to the health security of the country.
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first published : January 18, 2024, 12:04 PM IST
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