Japan’s health authorities are raising the alarm over recent measles outbreaks, including group infections at a dining establishment in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that a total of nine people, all males in their 20s working for the same eating and drinking venue, had been infected. The first person fell ill on Feb. 27. None of the nine had traveled abroad recently.Japan has seen a total of 100 confirmed cases so far this year, with cases growing at a faster pace than last year, which saw 265 infections reported for the entire year. By prefecture, Tokyo has seen the most cases with 19, followed by 18 in Aichi and 10 each in Kanagawa and Niigata, according to the latest tally released Tuesday by the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS).
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