Taiz (Debriefer) - Taiz saw 5,730 infections of dengue and chikungunya fevers in the past nine months of this year, health office in the Yemeni southwestern governorate said Monday.
Taiz city's hospitals recorded 4 deaths of the two diseases, an official said speaking for the office.
In the last few months, the heavily-populated city and other Yemeni cities have witnessed wide spread of chikungunya fever coming from Africa, at time the world has been hit by Covid-19.
Taiz is placed fourth with regard to number of this epidemic infections, preceded by Aden, Hodeida and Lahj.
Yemen's health sector suffers acute deterioration due to the 6-year war that left more than half the medical facilities closed, making many people vulnerable to diseases.
Yemen has been racked by an armed conflict that triggered what the UN calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with most of the population in need for a type of humanitarian aid and immediate protection.
