Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak after 20 deaths

Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak after 20 deaths

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe’s capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday.

The deaths in Harare have many fearing a repeat of the outbreak that killed thousands at the height of the southern African country’s economic problems in 2008. Water and sanitation infrastructure is collapsing.

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