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The number of victims of the measles epidemic in the Philippines since the beginning of 2019 has risen to 333.
According to the Reliance website, which publishes the United Nations, citing the Philippine National Commission for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, 333 people have been killed since the beginning of 2019 until March 19th..
The report revealed 22,967 cases of measles since January 1, 2019 and March 19, noting that 4,740 injuries were reported in the Calabarzon area, including 96 deaths..
The report highlights that those most affected by the epidemic are children aged one to four years old..
The Red Cross had previously warned that 3.7 million children under five were at risk of contracting measles.
Measles, a serious and contagious viral disease in children, causes serious complications and is one of the most common childhood diseases.
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