서울서도 홍역환자 발생…작년 12월부터 전국 30명 확진<br /><br />The measles outbreak in the nation continues to grow.<br />A total of 30 cases confirmed... after three new ones were reported in areas previously free of the disease, including the capital.<br />According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the three new patients are in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do Province and Jeollanam-do Province -- all separate cases.<br />The patients are in their thirties and recently returned from trips overseas to Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.<br />The first case was found last December in Daegu.<br />Experts believe in all cases, the virus was carried in from outside the country.<br />The measles can spread by sneezing or coughing. <br />