Health Ministry steps up monitoring at entry points following Singapore Zika case


On alert: Health authorities are trying to eliminate the mosquito, vector of the Zika virus, which might cause microcephaly and Guillain-Barr

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has increased monitoring at the two main entry points to Johor following reports of a confirmed Zika case in Singapore.

In a statement on Sunday, Health director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said reports had stated that a 47-year-old Malaysian woman had been diagnosed with the deadly virus.

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