国际英语资讯:Nearly 8,500 measles cases, 136 deaths reported in Philippines
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 18-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measles">measles</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> (<span word="DOH">DOH</span>).</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DOH">DOH</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 8,443 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="and">and</span> 136 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> 253 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 491 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Calabarzon">Calabarzon</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DOH">DOH</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6 <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="Luzon">Luzon</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Visayas">Visayas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p><p><span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Duque">Duque</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DOH">DOH</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="immunization">immunization</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p><span word="Measles">Measles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="contagious">contagious</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="droplets">droplets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>.</p>
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