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More than 750 dead in Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years

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Since the onset of the outbreak in March 2022, there have been 23,217 confirmed cases. In the past 24 hours, 458 new cases were reported, the health minister said. Primary and secondary schools had been closed, but they will reopen Jan. 17. The World Health Organization says cholera can kill within hours if left untreated.

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The Independent

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

Malawi’s health minister says the country’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades has killed 750 people so far

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

Malawi’s health minister says the country’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades has killed 750 people so far. The southern African country of 20 million people first reported the outbreak

1 year ago·United States

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Bloomberg

Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades Kills 750 People in Malawi

Blantyre, Malawi (AP) -- The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while the World Health Organization chief described the southeast African country as among the hardest-hit amid ongoing global epidemics that are “more widespread and deadly than normal.”

1 year ago·United States

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UPI

More than 750 dead in Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years

According to Malawi's Health Minister, 773 people have died in Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. In the past 24 hours, 458 new cases were reported.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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The Globe & Mail

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

Malawi’s Health Minister orders the closure of many businesses that lack safe water, toilets and hygienic refuse disposal facilities, and announced restrictions on the sale of pre-cooked food

1 year ago·Canada

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My Mother Lode

Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while the World Health Organization chief described the southeast African country as among the hardest-hit amid ongoing global epidemics that are “more widespread and deadly than normal.” Malawi’s Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Thursday ordered the closure of many businesses that lack safe water,…

1 year ago

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