India, Dec. 4 -- 187 countries report measles cases; outbreaks in several countries

A total of 187 countries have reported more than 4.4 lakh cases of measles till early November this year according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The South Pacific country of Samoa has announced a complete shutdown of government services for December 5-6, 2019, in the wake of a measles outbreak.

As many as 153 new cases of the disease have been registered in the last 24 hours in the island country.

Till December 2, 2019, as many as 3,881 cases of measles had been registered in Samoa, with 153 deaths reported there. The worst-affected age group, according to the government, are children between 1 and 4 years of age, of whom, 1,236 are affected....