The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez
Rodriguez, has called on the World Health Organization to send aid to
Haiti to stop a recent outbreak of cholera in the country.
The cardinal explained that the situation in Haiti is grave—with over
250 who have died from the disease so far.
He urged citizens of the
Dominican Republic to show solidarity with their neighboring country.
As of Oct. 26, Haiti's Ministry of Health had confirmed 3,342 cases
of cholera.
Experts expect the number of cases to increase and spread to
new areas of the country.
Dominican officials have mobilized to prevent the disease from
spreading across the border and have put the entire country on alert.
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