High Commissioner Mahbub Uz Zaman confirmed Dhaka Tribune of the matter on Thursday. The number of confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne virus in the city-state rose steadily to over 100 this week. A High Commission official told the Dhaka Tribune that they were first notified about the infection on August 29. Most have recovered while the rest are recovering well,” Filzah informed the Dhaka Tribune in an e-mail. 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 07:18 UTC