Yemen Cholera Outbreak Hits Over 200,000 Children in 2019, Charities Warn

source : New Newss

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JULY , 11\ NEWNEWSS

Yemen , Sana’a

Hundreds of thousands of children have been infected with suspected cholera in Yemen in the first six months of 2019 and the death toll is set to soar as the rainy season begins, aid groups warn.

There have been 440,000 suspected cholera cases reported in the aggression hit nation in 2019, already eclipsing the total of the previous year, the charity Save the Children said.

Data from the World Health Organisation shows that nearly half (203,000) of the infected cases are children, and the charity warns there have been 193 child deaths so far.

(Bof, des enfants yéménites, tout le monde s'en fout. Et, surtout pas une raison d'arrêter les livraisons d'armes à l'Arabie Saoudite qui rapporte aux States 1OO millions de dollars et à la France, beaucoup moins. Après tout, ils peuvent tous crever. note de rené)