The government has reassured the public that measles will not be prevalent in Macau.
Lam Chong, who heads the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Bureau (SSM), made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Saturday on the sidelines of a campaign to raise residents’ awareness of the prevention of dengue and Zika that took place outside Flower City Garden in Taipa.
Lam’s remarks came after his bureau confirmed on Friday the case of a local woman who had travelled to Singapore and Malaysia last month and had contracted measles. The bureau classified the case, the first measles case in Macau this year, as an imported case.
Health Bureau (SSM) Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Director Lam Chong speaks to reporters outside Flower City Garden in Taipa on Saturday. Courtesy: TDM
