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Residents in war-torn Hudaydah facing epidemics

Saturday, 22 December 2018 9:59 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 22 December 2018 10:04 AM ]

A doctor checks a cholera-infected child at a cholera treatment ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen November 12, 2018. Picture taken November 12, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Mohammed Al-Attab
Press TV, Hudaydah

The Yemeni ministry of health has warned about the rapid spread of cholera and diphtheria across the country. According to the ministry, 26 new cases of diphtheria were reported on Monday alone. The infection rates are especially high in beleaguered Hudaydah, where a fragile UN-backed ceasefire is in place. Press TV correspondent Mohammed al-Attab reports.

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