La paz, June 25 -- Bolivia declared a National Health Emergency yesterday in response to a measles outbreak that has seen 60 confirmed cases in different parts of the South American country. "After urgently convening the National Strategic Council for Health Emergencies, in response to the measles epidemic that the country is experiencing and the high risk of the disease spreading, we have decided to declare a National Health Emergency with the firm intention of protecting the health and lives of the Bolivian people," Bolivian President Luis Arce announced on social media.

The measure seeks to contain the spread of the virus through a mass vaccination campaign and a coordinated plan with at local and regional governments and international ...