Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

By Marius Zaharia SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and said it expected more cases to be identified. All but seven of those infected had fully recovered, the Health Ministry and the National Environment Agency said in a statement on Sunday. On Saturday, authorities confirmed a 47-year-old Malaysian woman living in southeastern Singapore as the city-state's first case of a local transmission of the virus.

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Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus