In spite of the growing number of deaths from cholera mainly in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, the Zimbabwe government says it’s in full control of the cholera epidemic.
Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba believes his team is in control of the situation.
“Our intervention has been working well and if you look at the numbers you can actually agree with me that its under control and we are working hard to eradicate the problem. So many people have been assisting us since the outbreak started, World Health Organization and corporates have been coming to actually help, some have been providing us with water bowsers for us to be able to give our people clean water.”
At least 49 people have died and over 7000 infected since the water-borne disease broke out earlier this month.
Meanwhile, authorities’ ban on all public gatherings remains in place.
Ageing water infrastructure and lack of investment in the sector has constantly placed, millions of residents at risk of waterborne diseases.
