Zimbabwe's Capital Declares State Of Emergency Over CholeraBy...

Zimbabwe's Capital Declares State Of Emergency Over Cholera

By AFP - Agence France Presse
November 17, 2023

The Barron's Daily

Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a cholera outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives across the country, the city's mayor said on Friday. Harare, a city of 1.5 million people, has been badly hit by an outbreak of the disease that has affected all provinces of the southern African nation. "We have declared a state of emergency because the situation is now very bad," Harare Mayor Ian Makone told AFP. "The disease is spreading across the city. "Zimbabwe has recorded more than 7,000 suspected cholera cases and almost 150 deaths, of which 51 have been confirmed by laboratory tests, since the outbreak was reported in February. At least 12 people have died in Harare. Cholera outbreaks occur regularly in Zimbabwean cities where supplies of drinking water and sanitation facilities are erratic and infrastructure has collapsed due to years of neglect.

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