Yemeni health authorities have reported 17 new cases of coronavirus, including a fatality in the country’s south. The Health Ministry says Sunday’s figures have taken the tally in areas under control of the internationally recognized government to at least 51 confirmed cases, including eight deaths. Yemen, which is divided between warring parties and embroiled in a civil war for more than five years, has a fragile health system with half of the health facilities not properly functioning. In the country’s north, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who took control of the capital, Sanaa, since 2014 have announced only one case for a dead Somalian migrant, raising questions about extent of the virus outbreak. The World Health Organization warned of a lack of transparency.-AP

Source: The Standard May 11, 2020 03:00 UTC