
The Island’s director of public health is reassuring parents after a mini outbreak of mumps in the Island.
Officials say the number of cases recorded this year is significantly higher than last year.
Dr Parameswaran Kishore says while there’s no need for panic, he’s urging parents make sure their children have been vaccinated.

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