カテゴリー: Samoa
Workers told to stay home during two-day drive to control virus that has killed 62 peopleSamoa’s main streets were eerily quiet on Thursday as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people.The government told mo…
Otago Daily Times criticised for cartoon joking about measles outbreak that has killed 55A New Zealand newspaper has caused outrage for publishing a cartoon that made light of the measles crisis engulfing Samoa, which has killed 55 people so far, most …
In six weeks, a measles outbreak has infected 3,000 people out of a population of 200,000, killing 42, mostly childrenFa’aoso Tuivale sleeps on her children’s grave during the day, when she misses them most.She and her husband, Tuivale Luamanuvae Puelu…
UN agency says fall in vaccination rates has paved way for ‘huge outbreak’ in Pacific island nationA measles epidemic in Samoa has killed 39 people, with the World Health Organization (WHO) blaming an anti-vaccine messaging campaign for leaving the Pac…
Children under five account for all but one of the deaths as suspected cases double to 1,644 Deaths related to measles have risen to 20 in the past week on the Pacific island of Samoa, the government has said, eight days after declaring a state of emer…
At least six deaths have been linked to the outbreak, in a nation where vaccination rates are alarmingly lowSamoa has closed all schools and cracked down on public gatherings as it enters a state of emergency over the deadly measles outbreak spreading …