The South African Ministry of Health has issued a recommendation after health officials to monitor the water and fluids they consume. I registered death at least 47 people across the country. Most of the cases – 35 of the recorded deaths – occurred in Gauteng province in the north of the country. This warning came amid calls for urgent response from civil society.
Communities who have been trying to reach clean water for weeks say the situation is dire. “Right now, we have to use rain water. Not sure, but what can we do? A resident told South African television SABC News, we have no choice.
In addition, the Estado Libre state Ministry of Health said over the weekend that authorities are the only ones who can determine the quality of the water, after an NGO pointed out that there are more cases of cholera in different parts of the world. situation. Thus, the spokesperson of the ministry stated that “there was no cholera epidemic” despite continuing to “encourage the public to drink water from reliable and treatable sources”, noting that there was no new cholera infection in the region.