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Cholera outbreak spirals out of control in Yemen

Tuesday, 07 August 2018 9:58 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 07 August 2018 10:02 PM ]

A Yemeni woman and a child suspected of being infected with cholera, receive treatment at a hospital in the capital Sana'a, on July 24, 2018. (AFP)

Mohammed al-Attab
Press TV, Sana'a

A cholera outbreak is threatening the lives of millions in Yemen. The key port city of Hudaydah is exposed to the highest risk. UN and Yemeni medical workers have now targeted some half a million people with vaccination to prevent a disastrous epidemic. Mohamad al-Attab has this report.

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