Jakarta, April 21 -- Indonesia has issued a warning over the rapid spread of measles, describing it as one of the most dangerous infectious diseases globally, with transmission rates far exceeding those of COVID-19, as the country faces a major outbreak with nearly 3,000 suspected cases and 58 clusters.

Speaking at a hearing with Commission IX of the House of Representatives at the Parliament complex in Jakarta on April 20, Indonesia's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said one person infected with measles could transmit the virus to as many as 18 others.With COVID-19, initially one person could infect three to four people.

During Omicron, it could reach eight. With measles, one person can infect up to 18, or on average around 15 peop...