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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria Reports 2 Dozen Cases, 5 Deaths of Cholera

A lab technician works on samples to test for cholera, at a hospital in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on September 11, 2022. (AFP)

Hospitals in the Syrian capital have been put on alert after more than two dozen cases of cholera and at least five deaths were reported in the war-torn country, health officials said Monday.

The main cause of the spread appears to be people drinking polluted water, as well as watering plants in some areas with unclean water.

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