Penang state on Zika alert

Nurul Anis (right) and her friends listening to a briefing about the dangers of the Aedes mosquito at the seminar and exhibition.

THE Penang Health Department will carry out several health awareness programmes on the Zika virus in schools and public areas in all districts.

Its director Datuk Dr M. Sukumar said all health facilities had been told to alert health authorities if they come across any suspected Zika cases.