THE enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) implemented in Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon lowered the incidence of a measles outbreak in the country, according to an infectious disease expert.

A father looks after his child at the Philippine Red Cross Measles Care Unit at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila. PHOTO BY DANTE DENNIS DIOSINA JR.

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