Cuba battling Havana cholera outbreak
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban authorities are scrambling to contain a cholera outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in Havana, the capital city of 2.2 million residents and a popular tourism destination. In a brief communiqué issued on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said the outbreak was first detected on January 6, and was being contained. “Fifty-one cases have been confirmed to date,” the statement read, without mentioning fatalities. “Due to the measures adopted transmission is in the phase of extinction,” it said. …