OUTBREAK: (Jan 22) Thirteen children and an adult from a Penan community died in a measles outbreak in the Bakun area in Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam said 66 measles cases had been recorded, with 14 deaths. The Sarawak Health Department has vaccinated some 700 Penans from Long Urun and surrounding settlements in Bakun since the measles outbreak.
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