Diarrhea outbreak hits Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo

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*An outbreak of diarrhea has killed nine people out of more than 1,800 cases in the past month in Zimbabwe’s second city, highlighting the problems for a weak public health system already struggling with rising cases of COVID-19.*

The government and aid agencies are rushing to the southwestern city of Bulawayo, where residents going for days without tap water are succumbing to the latest outbreak.

Residents in the city only get water once a week, if lucky, while the sewer system is dilapidated…
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Zimbabwe
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zimbabwe, diarrhea, outbreak, bulawayo
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