Cholera: Mpongwe, in Zambia, plans to ban gatherings
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on News Diggers
Mpongwe district in Zambia’s Copperbelt province has recorded 28 cholera cases and five suspected deaths. The chairperson of the local council, Chrispine Tembo, says bars and butcheries operating in poor sanitary conditions have been closed, and the sale of street food has been suspended.
In Mpongwe district, Copperbelt province in Zambia, 28 cholera cases and five deaths suspected to be linked to the disease have been recorded. Local authorities plan to ban public gatherings, according to Chrispine Tembo, chairperson of the Mpongwe council, interviewed by News Diggers.
The council has closed bars, taverns and butcheries operating in poor sanitary conditions, and banned the sale of street food. It is also considering temporarily closing schools, except for exam classes, while 18 patients have been discharged from care facilities, Mr Tembo said.
The council has brought together investors and commercial farm operators to make them aware of the suspected outbreak and the measures under way.
Nationally, the toll has risen from 30 deaths and 1,622 cases at the end of October to 56 deaths, as part of the cholera outbreak in Zambia.
