“The Singaporean Health Ministry has informed us that the labourers were infected with mild syndrome,” he said. The number of confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne virus in the city-state rose steadily to over 100 this week. “That is why we are not sure about the number of confirmed cases of Bangladeshi victims,” the official said, adding that they feared Zika infection among Bangladeshi labourers could rise. Twenty-one Chinese and 13 Indian nationals have tested positive for Zika in Singapore, reports Reuters. In January, US scientists urged the WHO to take urgent actions to combat Zika virus, which they said, had “explosives pandemic potential”.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 01, 2016 06:33 UTC