Algeria says cholera outbreak “completely under control.”
ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria’s government is rejecting trade union calls to delay the start of the new school year because of a cholera outbreak that has caused two deaths and infected dozens.
Health Minister Mokhtar Hasbellaoui insisted that “the situation is completely under control.”
Speaking after a hospital visit on Sunday, he said the outbreak would be eradicated within days.
He said he understood the concerns of education-sector unions but added that he does not share them and that the school calendar would be respected.
Classes resume on Sept. 5.
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