Director of Al-Rassi Hospital for “Al-Nahar”: The death of a child who had diarrhea, and we are waiting for tests to confirm that he had cholera

Following-up on cholera cases in Akkar, the Director-General of Abdullah Al-Rassi Governmental Hospital in Halba, Dr. Muhammad Al-Khadrin, told Al-Nahar, “the death of a 5-month-old child who had diarrhea,” while “the hospital is waiting for the results of its samples to confirm whether He had cholera.”

He added, “We sent 15 suspected cholera samples to the Ministry of Health, pending the results.”

Concerning the condition of the patient from the Syrian affiliation with cholera, Al-Khadrin said: “The condition of the patient in the hospital has become stable, following it was critical.”

Yesterday, two cases of cholera were confirmed in Akkar, amid fears in many of the Akkari border areas with Syria, and in the Syrian displacement camps, of an outbreak of cholera cases due to the exchange of visits and meetings and the introduction of vegetables and fruits.

Medical sources also indicated that there are several diagnosed cases, such as diarrhea, and may be cholera cases, pending laboratory tests.