Report: Yemen has more coronavirus cases than official numbers show

Houthi authorities have not reported test results for many suspected coronavirus cases, news organizations say.
A delivery man wearing a protective face mask rides his bicycle, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sanaa, Yemen April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RC2Q1G92ES6L
A deliveryman wearing a protective face mask rides his bicycle amid fear of the coronavirus disease in Sanaa, Yemen, April 10, 2020. - REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
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Yemen has more coronavirus cases than the official numbers in the war-torn country show, according to a report today by Reuters.

Yemen is split between a Saudi-backed government in the south and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the north and the capital, Sanaa. Together, they have reported at least 70 coronavirus cases, with only two in Houthi areas, and at least 12 deaths.

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