The parents of children due for measles vaccination, will get a call from BMC personnel a day before their jab, as a reminder. The additional municipal commissioner (AMC), health has directed civic personnel to do so, to boost immunisation.

The eastern suburbs are reeling in the measles crisis. So far five wards in the eastern suburbs have reported outbreaks and compared to the city and western suburbs, it has 142 cases.  These include L (Kurla) - 7 outbreaks and 49 cases; M-East (Govandi) - 7 outbreaks and 71 cases; M- West ward (Chembur) - 3 outbreaks and 11 cases; S ward (Bhandup) - 1 outbreak and 6 case and N ward (Ghatkopar) - 1 outbreak and 5 cases.