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UN warns about cholera outbreak in Yemen

Monday, 05 June 2017 12:34 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 05 June 2017 12:35 AM ]

A Yemeni child, suspected of being infected with cholera, receives treatment at a hospital in Sana'a on May 15, 2017. © AFP

Mohammed al-Attab
Press TV, Sana'a

The outbreak of cholera in Yemen has raised alarms among international organizations. United Nations Children’s Fund has warned that the number of people who have contracted the disease may double in the next 2 weeks. Yemeni's health officials has also expressed concern about the situation.

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