Five killed, 350 hospitalized as typhoid outbreak spreads in Zimbabwe

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  • Since the first case of typhoid in Gweru was reported on July 23, 350 people have tested positive and five have died, with all parts of the city now affected
  • Despite initial reports that only borehole water was contaminated, the Health and Child Care Minister has declared that all council tap and borehole water is contaminated; the government is providing residents with water treatment pills