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Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

India Blooms News Service | | 28 Aug 2016, 04:50 pm
Singapore City, Aug 28 (IBNS): Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of Zika of locally transmitted Zika, which include 36 foreign construction workers.

The matter has been confirmed by The Ministry of Health (MOH) of the country.

The Ministry said in a statement: " Of these cases, 36 were identified through active testing of potentially infected persons."

"All the cases are residents or workers in the Aljunied Crescent/ Sims Drive area," it said.

"They are not known to have travelled to Zika-affected areas recently, and are thus likely to have been infected in Singapore," the Ministry said.

"This confirms that local transmission of Zika virus infection has taken place," it said.

34 have fully recovered.

The other 7, who are still symptomatic and potentially infectious, are recovering at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

 

Image: UN


 

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