The US Secretary of Health heads to Texas after recording a second death in the beasts of measles


Axios reported that US Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services Robert Kennedy Junior is planning to go quickly to Texas, after recording the death of a second child who is believed to be linked to the outbreak of measles in the state.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services in Texas announced that the number of measles infection in the state has increased to 481 cases.


The first death was reported due to the outbreak of measles in Texas in late February. According to Axius, a 6 -year -old girl from the Christian Minonatia sect died.

The site added: US Health Minister Robert Kennedy Junior is planning a quick visit to Texas after the state authorities informed the federal ministry of the death of a second child there, which may be linked to measles.

The site stated that the second deceased child also belongs to the Minnatian community (which most followers live in the life of Tiqiyya governorate away from modern technologies and use old means to manage their affairs without relying on electricity, cars and communications).

“It is a surprise visit,” said a White House official who did not reveal his identity to the site, adding that the trip “coincided with the tragic death of a second child,” which may be caused by measles as well.

Earlier, Lauren Adams, a spokesperson for the city of Lebuk, Texas, said that the hotbeds of the virus in the region are mainly exist among the gatherings of the followers of the Minoonian community, whose members often move between small cities of work and gather in the church and other crowded places.

The measles are a viral disease that is transmitted by air spray by air, and it can remain in the air for up to two hours. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, nine out of 10 people do not have immunity to infection when they deal with an infected person. Although most patients recover, the disease may lead to serious consequences such as pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness, and death. (Russia today)


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