Measles, once nearly eliminated through routine vaccination, has returned as a deadly health threat across the country.
The highly contagious disease has already claimed the lives of 335 children, while confirmed and suspected infections have crossed fifty thousand.
Many infectious disease experts are calling for the outbreak to be declared a national epidemic.
Health experts say negligence in vaccination has allowed the disease to spread rapidly again.
The outbreak, which began in mid-March regionally, has now spread nationwide.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, nearly 79 percent of infected patients are children under the age of five.