South Korea worries about traveling abroad due to measles outbreak

``I was planning to travel to Europe during the Lunar New Year holidays, but due to the measles outbreak, I changed my plans to Mexico,'' said Mr. Park, a 32-year-old office worker. consecutive holidays (4
I was planning to travel to Europe for several days. However, Park changed his travel destination to Central America. This is due to the measles outbreak, which is occurring mainly in Europe.
In this way, in South Korea, people are avoiding traveling to Europe due to the measles outbreak that originated in Europe.
According to the Korea Disease Control Agency on the 31st, there have been a total of nine measles cases from overseas in the past two months. Measles is a “class 2 legal infectious disease” and is transmitted through coughs and sneezes.
It is an airborne respiratory infection. Last year, there were 280,000 measles cases worldwide, a 1.6 times increase from 2022. Especially in Europe last year, 40,000
2000 measles cases occurred. This is a 45 times jump compared to 2022. In response to the measles outbreak in Europe, several Internet communities in South Korea
Anxiety is rising, especially in the United States. The Disease Control Agency has also launched a preemptive response to measles. The Disease Control Agency recently asked hospitals and clinics to "strengthen monitoring of patients suspected of having measles."
” sent a letter of cooperation. This official document states, ``When treating a patient, we ask patients to confirm whether they have traveled abroad, and if a patient has a rash after returning from overseas, we suspect measles and conduct a diagnostic test.
Please contact the health center in your jurisdiction." An official from the Disease Control Agency said, ``Amid the global measles epidemic, measles cases are occurring in Japan due to an influx from overseas.''
This was a pre-emptive measure taken in response to the recent coronavirus pandemic.''If you are going overseas, especially to Europe, it is essential to confirm your vaccination status, so I hope you will plan your Lunar New Year holidays with this in mind.''