Institute for Medical Research to test Zika strains of Sarawak sisters

Taking precautions: A Health Ministry worker fogging at Taman Molek yesterday. A pregnant woman at Taman Desa Harmoni was found to have been infected with Zika. — Bernama

KUCHING: The Institute for Medical Research is conducting tests to ascertain the Zika virus strain in two infected Sarawakian sisters, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.

A 35-year-old pregnant woman in Miri and her 39-year-old sister in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, were the confirmed fifth and sixth cases in the country.