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Philippine health officials declare Measles outbreak in Metro Manila | South China Morning Post

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A nationwide outbreak of measles is blamed for more than 70 deaths in the Philippines. The nation’s Department of Health declared an outbreak of the disease after cases in Metro Manila spiked from January 1-19, 2019. The capital and nearby suburbs experienced a nearly ten-fold increase in the number of cases over th…

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