国际英语资讯:Samoas measles death toll rises to 55
<p><span word="SUVA">SUVA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="Samoa">Samoa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> 55 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="October">October</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 55 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Samoan">Samoan</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,881 <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Surveillance">Surveillance</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 153 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 174 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="measles">measles</span>.</p><p><span word="Samoa">Samoa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Samoan">Samoan</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Tuilaepa">Tuilaepa</span> <span word="Sailele">Sailele</span> <span word="Malielegaoi">Malielegaoi</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Samoans">Samoans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</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="the">the</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>. <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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