United Nations has said there were more than 925,000 suspected cholera cases with over 2,200 associated deaths in Yemen as of Sunday. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) yesterday said Aid workers continue to respond to the outbreak, but fuel to run hospital generators and to pump clean water will run out in less than three weeks,as key ports for humanitarian shipments remained closed. <br/><br/>It also warned that vaccines needed to treat diphtheria will also run out in two weeks. The agency said ships and planes carrying humanitarian supplies have been unable to reach Yemen since the start of a blockade on 6th of November. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has said, the coalition would reopen seaports and airports in areas controlled by the Yemeni government. However it said those in rebel-held areas, including Hudaydah and Sanaa, would remain closed unless a stricter UN verification and inspection mechanism is in place over cargo transferred through those ports. <br/><br/>According to UN, more than two-thirds of people in need and more than 80 percent of all cholera cases are located in the areas closest to Hudaydah and Saleef ports.
News On AIR | November 16, 2017 2:06 PM
Yemen records 925,000 suspected cholera cases , nearly 2,200 deaths: UN