Gan Kim Yong

Singapore to focus on vector control as Zika cases cross 300

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, in a statement in Parliament, said that over 500 blood samples a month were tested for Zika from January this year. Close to 4,000 blood samples were tested between February and August, before the first confirmed case was reported on August 27, he said.

Sep 14, 2016, 08:24 AM IST

Singapore confirms Zika in first pregnant woman

Singapore's Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Wednesday night that the pregnant woman was living in the same housing block where one of the neighbours had tested positive for the virus.

Sep 01, 2016, 12:11 PM IST