GENEVA (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has infected more than 6,000 people and killed 294 in the country whose economic collapse has caused many hospitals to close, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

"The outbreak is likely to continue as the water and sanitation situation is worsening, with severe shortages of potable water, sewage and waste disposal problems reported in most of the populated areas," it said in a statement.