Diarrhea outbreak on remote island

Diarrhea outbreak on remote island

MANADO, North Sulawesi: Five people in the remote Marore Island near the Philippine border, died on a boat as they were being taken to hospital for treatment for diarrhea.

Antara reported that hundreds of the islanders have been affected by the outbreak.

The Marore island does not have the medical facilities to deal with the disease, it added. The nearest available facilities are in Sangihe, a larger island to the south. (emb)