Cholera outbreak across Zimbabwe

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Context: Cholera outbreak across Zimbabwe kills up to 100 people

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Zimbabwe is facing a cholera crisis with 100 suspected deaths and over 5,000 possible cases since last month.
The government has imposed restrictions to curb the disease’s spread, including limiting funeral attendance to 50 people, halting some social gatherings, and discouraging open markets.
The outbreak has now spread across 41 districts, including the capital, Harare, with neighboring countries also grappling with cholera outbreaks.
Inadequate infrastructure and sanitation have historically contributed to cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe, with the worst outbreak in 2008 claiming over 4,000 lives.

Some facts about Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country of southern Africa.
It shares a border on the south with South Africa and is surrounded on the west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique.
The capital and largest city is Harare, and the second largest is Bulawayo.
Zimbabwe, lies to the north of the Tropic of Capricorn, is completely within the tropics but enjoys subtropical conditions.
It is dominated by Savannah grasslands.
The Zimbabwean dollar is the official currency of the country.
Zimbabwe’s largest ethnic group are the Shona, who make up 80% of the population, followed by the Northern Ndebele.
Zimbabwe is a republic with a presidential system of government. The semi-presidential system was abolished with the adoption of a new constitution after a referendum in 2013.