"The overall Case Fatality Rate has risen to 5.7% - far above the 1% which is normal in large outbreaks - and in some rural areas it has reached as high as 50%".
"The half-starved haunt the once bountiful landscape of Zimbabwe, where a recent United Nations survey found that 7 in 10 people had eaten either nothing or only a single meal the day before."
The President insists cholera outbreak is contained, while aid agencies say the crisis is worsening and the death rate significantly higher due to reduced health services.
