A hospital in central Taiwan has reported three new measles cases in a cluster infection, bringing the total number in the local outbreak to 19, with 36 cases reported in the country so far this year.
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00:00A measles outbreak in Taiwan is growing, with a hospital in central Taiwan reporting three
00:06new cases in a cluster infection. The country's Centers for Disease Control says the cluster
00:11is contained to the hospital with 19 cases so far and has not seen evidence of its spreading.
00:18The new infections bring the total number of measles cases in the country this year
00:22to 36. The disease is not common in Taiwan as most residents are vaccinated against it.