Jakarta, March 6 -- The Ministry of Health has warned of a potential rise in measles cases ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday due to increased public mobility and social gatherings.

Acting Director General for Disease Control at the ministry, Andi Saguni, said the pattern of measles cases in recent years has been closely linked to long holiday periods, which tend to increase community gatherings.

"We observed a correlation between the occurrence of these cases and celebratory gatherings," Saguni said during an online press conference on measles case updates here on Friday.

According to Saguni, trends over the past five years show that cases usually rise early in the year, decline, and then increase again between August and Novem...