US Attorney William Hochul said 17 people have been indicted on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges as part of the investigation dubbed "Operation Lockjaw". "Every day that passes that Congress and the president fail to come to an agreement hinders our national response to Zika," Scott said. 1 Florida pleads for helpFlorida has four new cases of people likely infected with Zika through mosquito bites in Miami, Governor Rick Scott says, as he urges Congress to reconvene and approve additional money to combat the virus. The additional cases are all in a 2.5 sq km area in Miami-Dade County that includes Miami's Wynwood district, Scott said, bringing the total of locally transmitted cases in the state to 21. "The federal Government must stop playing politics and Congress needs to immediately come back to session to resolve this."

Source: New Zealand Herald August 10, 2016 00:22 UTC