Measles alert issued for Singapore Airlines flight to Auckland

SINGAPORE: Travellers who arrived at Auckland International Airport on a Singapore Airlines flight last week might have been exposed to measles, said the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) on Wednesday (Feb 28). Passengers on flight SQ285 from Singapore, which touched down at 11.45am (6.45am, Singapore time) on Feb 22, should look out for symptoms, said the public health agency on their website. Those in rows 31 to 49 were closest to the measles case and are at highest risk, said Medical Officer of Health Dr Michael Hale. There is also a possibility that anyone around the flight gate or baggage claim could have been infected. Measles can be easily transmitted by just from walking past the passenger with measles, or while sitting near them in the airport gate lounge, said Dr Hale. "If anyone who may have been exposed knows they don’t have immunity to measles, t...

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