The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday expressed concern that tourism and the deployment of Filipino migrant workers may be adversely affected by the rising cases of measles in the country. Hong Kong inquiryAlready, he said, Hong Kong health officials have inquired about the status of the outbreak here. While the measles outbreak is so far limited to children, Domingo said, this does not mean adults aren’t at risk of contracting the disease. Under control by MayADVERTISEMENTEarlier, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the DOH was aiming to bring the measles outbreak under control by early May. In a pastoral letter read in church during Mass, Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona of Caceres said the only way to deal with the measles outbreak was to have children vaccinated.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 19, 2019 23:15 UTC