Singapore confirms 41 Zika cases, 34 fully recovered

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

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Health Ministry has confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika, all of whom were residents or workers in the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive area. They include 36 foreign construction workers.

This is out of 124 people – including 118 construction workers – who were tested on Aug 27. In all, 78 have tested negative and the remaining five cases are still pending, MOH and the National Environment Agency (NEA) announced in a joint press conference on Sunday.