Zambia: Cholera 'Criminals' Warned - ... Govt Fury At Unscrupulous Persons Seeking to Profit From Deadly Disease By Creating Artificial Shortage of Chlorine

SOME unscrupulous people are collecting excess bottles of chlorine to sell them at inflated prices, forcing Government to warn them of prosecution for their criminal conduct.

Meanwhile, the Lusaka Central Business District has run out of chlorine due to unprecedented demand as the fight against the deadly cholera disease which has now spread beyond the capital city.

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