PH on measles alert as outbreak spreads
Credit to Author: ARIC JOHN SY CUA| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:02:10 +0000
THE Department of Health (DOH) has raised a nationwide measles alert after the air-borne disease has spread to other areas outside of Metro Manila.
Placed under “tight watch” are:
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
Central Luzon
Calabarzon
Mimaropa
Bicol
Western Visayas
Central Visayaa
Eastern Visayas
Zamboanga Peninsula
In a press briefing on Thursday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd said the number of measles cases in Metro Manila were 441 with five deaths.
In Central Luzon, 192 cases with four deaths were reported.
In Eastern Samar, 71 cases were reported with one death.
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