Singapore Zika outbreak: 5 more suspected cases from clinic that discovered first patient


A picture made available on 29 August 2016 of workers fumigating a public space below residential apartments in the Aljunied district of Singapore, 28 August 2016. - EPA

SINGAPORE: The clinic that discovered Singapore’s first local Zika case saw five more suspected cases on Monday.

Sims Drive Medical Clinic told reporters that the five patients, including some foreign workers, were sent to the Communicable Diseases Centre (CDC) for further testing after having had their blood and urine samples taken.

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