Measles on the rise

AT A TIME WHEN THE WORLD’ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, A NEWREPORT SAYS THE NUMBER OFMEASLES CASES HAS BEEN SURGIWORLDWIDE.THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONSAYS ALMOST 870-THOUSAND MEASLESCASES WERE REPORTED AROUND THEWORLD LAST YEAR.

THAT’S THEHIGHEST NUMBER SINCE 1996.DEATHS DUE TO MEASLES HAVEJUMPED BY NEARLY 50 PERCENTSINCE 2016.THE W-H-O SAYS EFFORTS MUST BEMADE IN COMMUNITIES AROU