Zika in Singapore

Singapore to focus on vector control as Zika cases cross 300

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, in a statement in Parliament, said that over 500 blood samples a month were tested for Zika from January this year. Close to 4,000 blood samples were tested between February and August, before the first confirmed case was reported on August 27, he said.

Sep 14, 2016, 08:24 AM IST

13 Indians test positive for Zika virus in Singapore

According to our mission in Singapore 13 Indian nationals have tested positive for Zika," Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs, said in response to a Reuters inquiry.

Sep 01, 2016, 10:19 AM IST