Zika outbreak: Other areas such as Sembawang being monitored
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika, all of whom were residents or workers in the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive area.
Published 6 hours ago
Janice Heng
The authorities are monitoring places outside the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive area - where the Zika cases emerged - after finding that some who contracted the disease either live or work elsewhere.
Khatib Camp, Sembawang Drive, and several worker dormitories are among those on the list.
"Given that the Zika virus is spread by the Aedes mosquito vector, MOH cannot rule out further community transmission in Singapore, since some of those tested positive also live or work in other parts of Singapore," the Ministry of Health and National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a joint statement.
Of the 41 confirmed cases of Zika, 36 are foreign construction workers from a site in Sims Drive.
NEA inspected their on-site quarters and two other worker dormitories in Kranji Road and Senoko South Road on Saturday. One mosquito breeding site was found at Kranji.
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