More than 700 at two California Universities under quarantine amid measles outbreak | World News, The Indian Express

More than 700 at two California Universities under quarantine amid measles outbreak | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: April 27, 2019 12:01:24 pm

More than 700 at two California Universities under quarantine amid measles outbreak

Los Angeles is the latest metropolitan area to be hit by measles. On Wednesday, federal health officials said the number of measles cases in the US had risen to 695, the highest annual number recorded since the disease was declared “eliminated” in the country in 2000.

A poster released by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is seen as experts answer questions regarding the measles response and the quarantine orders in Los Angeles. (AP)

(Written by Christopher Mele)