Singapore the Zika Hub
China says 21 of its nationals in Singapore infected with Zika
Sep 1, 2016 11:12 AM
[BEIJING] China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that its embassy in Singapore had been informed by the island state's health ministry that 21 Chinese nationals in the country are confirmed to have been infected with Zika.
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Six Bangladeshi nationals in Singapore infected with Zika
Sep 1, 2016 11:55 AM
[SINGAPORE] Six Bangladeshi nationals have been tested positive with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore, the High Commission of Bangladesh said on Thursday.
"We have been informed yesterday by MOH (the Ministry of Health) that of those tested positive, as of 12noon on 30 August, six are Bangladeshi nationals," Mahbub Uz Zaman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Singapore told Reuters by email.
India confirms 13 of its nationals test positive for Zika in Singapore
Thursday, 1 September 2016 04:29 GMT
NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that 13 of its nationals had tested positive for the Zika virus in Singapore, after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease that at first affected three dozen workers on a construction site.
"According to our mission in Singapore 13 Indian nationals have tested positive for Zika in Singapore," Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs, said in response to a Reuters inquiry.