Singapore has confirmed 15 more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infections, taking the tally up to 56. All of the cases are in or around the Aljunied area, southeast of the city-state, mostly from foreign workers from a nearby construction site owned by GuocoLand. Singapore reported its first Zika virus case in May this year in a man who had visited Brazil. Sales of mosquito repellents are soaring in Singapore due to increased risk. Workers wearing fumigation masks moved methodically through high-rise public housing estates, inspecting plant pots and spraying insecticide via thermal fogging machines. The Straits Times
Singapore has confirmed 15 more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infections, taking the tally up to 56. All of the cases are in or around the Aljunied area, southeast of the city-state, mostly from foreign workers from a nearby construction site owned by GuocoLand. Singapore reported its first Zika virus case in May this year in a man who had visited Brazil. Sales of mosquito repellents are soaring in Singapore due to increased risk. The Straits Times