Cholera outbreak under control

YUXI, Yunnan: All 47 people struck down during a cholera epidemic last month have fully recovered, a senior official said on Monday in Yuxi city.

The outbreak in Tonghai, Huaning and Jiangchuan counties on Jan 18 led to 20 confirmed cases of cholera, with 27 people also found to be carrying the cholera virus, Chen Juemin, director of the provincial health department, said at a press conference in Yuxi.

"No deaths were reported," he said, adding that the epidemic had now been brought under control.