Houthi militia closes huge neighborhood infested with "Corona"

English - Thursday 28 May 2020 الساعة 09:18 pm
Aden, newsyemen

Local residents said Thursday that the Houthi militia has closed the area of Aqaun street in the center of the capital Sanaa under its control, due to the fearof a frightening outbreak of coronavirus in the area.


A resident of the neighborhood told Newsyemen that the militia informed residents of a large neighborhood that it was an infested area of Corona.


He said the Houthis used loudspeakers in mosques to urge residents to stay in doors and that a huge street neighborhood was closed.


Cars also roamed the neighborhood speakers and issued warnings to residents that the area had become a focus of the Corona virus.


He said there were cars belonging to militias who roamed the streets and neighborhoods, warning loudspeakers not to leave homes, and that a huge area had become the epicenter of the epidemic in Sana'a.