서울서도 홍역환자 발생…작년 12월부터 전국 30명 확진
The measles outbreak in the nation continues to grow.
A total of 30 cases confirmed... after three new ones were reported in areas previously free of the disease, including the capital.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the three new patients are in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do Province and Jeollanam-do Province -- all separate cases.
The patients are in their thirties and recently returned from trips overseas to Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.
The first case was found last December in Daegu.
Experts believe in all cases, the virus was carried in from outside the country.
The measles can spread by sneezing or coughing.
The measles outbreak in the nation continues to grow.
A total of 30 cases confirmed... after three new ones were reported in areas previously free of the disease, including the capital.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the three new patients are in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do Province and Jeollanam-do Province -- all separate cases.
The patients are in their thirties and recently returned from trips overseas to Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.
The first case was found last December in Daegu.
Experts believe in all cases, the virus was carried in from outside the country.
The measles can spread by sneezing or coughing.
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