The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported the death of five more children in the country in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the symptoms of the disease have been detected in one thousand 229 people.
According to the regular health report published on Wednesday, the number of suspected measles patients stood at 27 thousand 164 people from March 15 to April 22. Three thousand 934 cases of measles have been confirmed. The number of confirmed cases in the last 24 hours is 129.
According to the report, seventeen thousand ৯৮ people were admitted to the hospital with suspicious symptoms during this period. Fourteen thousand 892 people have been discharged from the hospital after treatment.
There is also concern about death. Although there have been no new deaths from measles in the last 24 hours, five children have died of measles at the same time. Thirty-eight people have died of measles since March 15, and the death toll from suspected symptoms has risen to 190.
According to public health experts, it is important to seek immediate treatment if there is a rapid monitoring, strengthening vaccinations and early symptoms, increasing the risk of infection and death in children.
Health authorities have urged parents to be careful to control the infection as well as to complete the vaccination of children. Hospitals and field level surveillance has been stepped up to monitor the situation.