New Zealand increases Samoa measles aid as epidemic worsens

New Zealand increases Samoa measles aid as epidemic worsens

The Straits Times - Asia·2019-11-29 11:24

WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand announced extra aid for Samoa on Friday (Nov 29) as the Pacific nation's measles epidemic raced past 3,000 cases and experts warned the number could double before the crisis was over.

Samoa's government said the death toll from the outbreak had reached 42, up three in 24 hours, while the overall number of cases rose by 213 to 3,149 over the same period.

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