Measles outbreak in NZ widens to 20 cases

By By Lidia Kelly
Updated March 10 2019 - 12:18pm, first published 12:16pm
New Zealand's Canterbury district is in the grips of a measles outbreak.
New Zealand's Canterbury district is in the grips of a measles outbreak.

Thousands of vaccines are being delivered to health centres in New Zealand's Canterbury district as a measles outbreak has widened to 20 confirmed cases with health officials warning the number is expected to rise over the coming days and weeks.

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