Report voluntarily upon arrival, tourists from Zika-affected territories urged

A health technician analyses a blood sample from a patient bitten by a mosquito at the National Institute of Health in Lima, Peru on Feb 2, 2016. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: Tourists, especially pregnant women, from 24 countries and territories affected by the Zika virus, are urged to report voluntarily to a medical officer at all the major entry points to Malaysia, to get advice or appropriate monitoring.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said those travelling from these countries should report voluntarily as health screenings were not sufficient to detect the Zika virus.