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A cholera outbreak in Syria has killed 29 people, the Syrian Health Ministry informed on Monday. The UN has called it the worst kind of outbreak in the war-torn country for years. The ministry also informed that rapid testing has confirmed nearly 338 cases since the outbreak was recorded last month. The United Nations have declared the cholera outbreak in Syria a serious threat to the country and the whole Middle East Region. The bulk of the cases has been reported from Aleppo province where 25 people were confirmed dead. The rest of the cases were spread across Syria. As per the medical officials, the contagious disease has also spread to the country's Kurdish-held northeast and opposition areas in the north and north-western Syria. Suspected cases have risen to 2,092 in Northeast Syria. Reportedly, there has been under-reporting of the cases. Based on the rapid assessment conducted by health authorities, the reason for the spread of infection has been people drinking contamin...