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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evens Sanon and Dnica Coto

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months.

Dr. Jeanty Fils, a spokesman for Haiti’s Ministry of Health, told The Associated Press that people are back on the streets and likely spreading cholera as the government struggles to find life-saving equipment including IV supplies amid an ongoing discussion on whether to request cholera vaccines.

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