Measles cases have tripled in 2019: WHO

According to the World Health Organization, the number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year. The provisional data from the UN body indicated "a clear trend", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks, and Africa witnessing the most dramatic rise of 700%. The agency said that actual numbers may be far higher, since only one in 10 cases globally are reported. Among the worst hit are Ukraine, Madagascar and India, with tens of thousands of reported cases per million people.