Zambians advised to evacuate their towns to stop deadly cholera

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema wants people to move from cities to small towns because about 300 people have died from a cholera outbreak.

He said that in some crowded cities with dirty conditions, cholera could easily spread.

MrHichilema said that to reduce traffic in big cities, people should move to the countryside where there is plenty of room and very good cleanliness.

Over 7,500 people have gotten sick from cholera since last October all over the country.

The health ministry said that in the past day, there were over 500 new cases of the sickness and 17 people died.

Schools will open later than planned to help keep everyone safe.

The sickness has spread to eight out of the ten areas in Zambia.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will send one million doses of cholera vaccine soon to try to control the outbreak.

On Wednesday, Mr Hichilema went to the Heroes Stadium Cholera Treatment Center in the city of Lusaka. There are over 1,000 sick people there.

He said the government would take difficult measures to get rid of the disease that spreads through water.

He seemed to be blaming Zambians who moved to towns without a clear goal for causing badly planned neighborhoods to spring up.

The president said that some young people were not doing anything in towns and should move to rural areas to work on farms instead.

“There is a lot of land in the villages and clean water. ” “We can make good houses in the villages that are clean,” Mr Hichilema said.

The government plans to improve the old slums and stop new ones from forming in towns.

Mozambique and Zimbabwe are watching the borders more carefully to stop the spread of the virus between their countries.

For many months, Zimbabwe has been trying to stop cholera from spreading because there is not enough clean water in the country.

The sickness caused by bacteria can spread from dirty water or food, and makes people very thirsty from throwing up and having diarrhea. It can cause death in just a few hours if not treated.