Houthis block information on pandemic

Houthi officials have actively spread disinformation about the virus and vaccines, blocking and suppressing information on the coronavirus outbreak in the war-torn country

The rights watchdog also accused Houthis of hindering and undermining “international efforts to provide vaccines in areas under their control”. There is a “deliberate decision of the Houthi authorities to keep the real number of cases of COVID-19 under wraps and their opposition to vaccines are putting Yemeni lives at risk.

Over the 7-year conflict in Yemen, the health sector in the country has been close to collapse amid the ongoing fighting between the Houthis and the Yemeni government forces.