An outbreak of measles was recorded in the center for accommodating refugees from Ukraine in the capital of Moldova - five Ukrainian citizens, including children, were infected. This was announced on March 18 by the deputy head of the capital's Department of Medical and Social Assistance, Vladimir Bolokan, Newsmaker reports.

According to Bolokan, the first three patients with measles were detected in the middle of last week, and the next day the number of patients increased to five. 

"All those infected are citizens of Ukraine. The children were hospitalized at the Toma Ciorbă Infectious Diseases Hospital, their condition is stable," the official added.

The center where the virus outbreak was recorded was closed for 21 days of quarantine.

"We have taken measures to curb the spread of the disease, introducing a quarantine for 21 days from the date of detection of the last case of measles. If new cases are detected these days, the quarantine will have to be extended," Bolokan added.

At the same time, the official noted that he did not know whether those who were infected had been vaccinated against measles.

"People don't have documents, and they don't want to say whether they have been vaccinated. But from conversations it turned out that only one family was vaccinated," he added.