Viral measles outbreak in Auckland has Pacific nations on alert
Quoting Radio New Zealand – 9 September 2019
“The number of people with measles in New Zealand is rapidly rising with the illness literally going viral in Auckland prompting warnings to the Pacific.
“From 1 January 2019 to 9 September 2019 there have been 1131 confirmed cases of measles notified across New Zealand - 944 of these confirmed cases are in the Auckland region.
“Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the New Zealand government is continuing to give very strong advice to everyone to get immunised.
"We're working on making sure access to immunisation, particularly in South Auckland is readily available. We've deployed additional nurses into public places like churches, and those areas where people might generally frequent to make it easier for them to access immunisation."
“Ms Ardern said New Zealand is not the only country facing a measles outbreak, noting a 300 percent increase globally on last year of measles cases.”
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