Another Hong Kong airport worker has measles, bringing number of cases this year to 32
- City recorded only 15 cases of the illness in the whole of last year, but the first three months of 2019 alone have seen more than double that number
Another airport worker was on Friday confirmed to have contracted measles, raising the number of cases in Hong Kong this year to 32.
A dozen cases have been recorded among airport and airline staff alone, including a pilot, baggage handlers and security guards, as the government attempts to get to grips with the outbreak.
Health officials said they would prioritise workers at Hong Kong International Airport for vaccinations amid a shortage of supply.
The latest Hongkonger with the illness is a 49-year-old man of previous good health. The city’s Centre for Health Protection said he developed a cough on Sunday and rash on Wednesday, when he was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. He was said to be in a stable condition on Friday.
In the whole of last year the city recorded only 15 cases of measles. This year’s number consists of 19 men and 13 women, aged between eight months and 49 years old.
