Kathmandu, Oct. 11 -- All individuals above one year of age from Parsa and those residing in six disease-hit local units of Bara will be administered anti-cholera vaccines in a drive set to start next week.

At least four people are confirmed dead and over 1,800 have been infected with diarrhoea, which first broke out in Birgunj Metropolitan City in the first week of August and later spread to parts of the district and adjoining local units of Bara.

Despite multiple efforts to contain the spread of the disease, new cases are resurging in Parsa, including Birgunj. Health officials said health facilities in Birgunj have been recording over a dozen cholera cases every day.

"Preparations are in full swing to start the campaign," said Dr Abh...