A laboratory in Sudan has been occupied, according to AFP. In the lab there are samples of various diseases, including polio and measles. “This is an extremely, extremely dangerous situation,” WHO warns. The national laboratory in Khartoum has been occupied by one of the warring parties in the country. – There is an enormous biological risk in connection with the occupation, says Nima Saeed Abid, WHO representative in Sudan, to AFP. Soldiers are said to have “kicked out” all the chemists from the lab and taken control of it, like a military base, the WHO says. Deadly disease samples The lab contains so-called isolates, a form of samples, of various deadly diseases. Polio, cholera and measles are just a few examples. The head of the lab announces that he is concerned about the large amount of blood in the lab’s blood bank that will possibly be wasted if the lab experiences a power outage. At present, it is unclear which side has taken control of the national laboratory.
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Lab in occupied Sudan – WHO: “Extremely dangerous situation”
