Seventeen people in Mpulungu have been admitted to Mpulungu Urban Clinic for suspected Cholera. Government through Mpulungu District Commissioner Dennis Sikazwe has confirmed the development to media in Mpulungu on Tuesday May 14. Sikazwe said the 17 are going through screening but government is taking necessary measures to prevent an outbreak.
Sikazwe said Health Ministry has since recommended that schools be closed for the period of one week to ensure that the situation is contained. He said that all operations of ferrying people from Mpulungu to Nsumbu in Nsama district, by boats has been suspended for the period of one week.
Ministry of Health department is on high alert on the surrounding towns of Mpulungu District.