Chong: Get students with Zika infection symptoms checked


Residents walk to work past a public service announcement banner against the spread of Aedes mosquitoes, a carrier for the Zika virus, at a residential block at Aljunied Crescent neighbourhood in Singapore on August 29, 2016. -AFP filepic

PETALING JAYA: Destroy Aedes mosquito breeding grounds and send students to seek immediate medical attention if they exhibit Zika infection symptoms, Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon advised schools.

He warned that just like Brazil, Malaysia is a home to the Aedes mosquito, a vector which could potentially make the virus epidemic.

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