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Cholera outbreak declared state of emergency
Vanessa Gonye and Tatenda Chitagu and Rex Mphisa ·
GOVERNMENT has declared the cholera outbreak in Harare a state of emergency and ordered the closure of a primary school in Glen View as the death toll from the waterborne disease rose to over 20, while over 2 000 residents have been hospitalised since last week.
Health minister Obadiah Moyo yesterday announced the emergency as the outbreak spread to other city suburbs and other parts of the country, including Chitungwiza as well as Midlands, Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland Central provinces.
“Numbers are growing by the day.
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