21 passengers taken to hospital after suspected cholera on Zambia train
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Diggers
Wikimedia Commons · Usage libreTwenty-one passengers on a Zambia Railways Limited train were taken to a health centre after suspected cholera cases were detected. The train travelling from Kitwe to Livingstone was stopped in Chilanga as a precaution, while the company strengthens monitoring with health authorities, according to its public relations manager Sombe Longwani.
Twenty-one passengers were taken to hospital in Chilanga after suspected cholera cases were detected aboard a passenger train travelling from Kitwe to Livingstone, Zambia. State-owned railway company Zambia Railways Limited reported cases aboard train number 601, according to its public relations manager, Sombe Longwani, cited by Diggers.
As a precaution, the train was stopped in the Chilanga area. Zambia Railways said it was stepping up health monitoring on its passenger trains in collaboration with health authorities to identify any possible cases quickly.
