13 Indians in Singapore test positive for Zika

New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) Thirteen Indians have testedpositive for Zika virus in Singapore as the city-stategrapples with rising number of the mosquito-borne disease. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup saidIndian Embassy in Singapore has reported that 13 Indians havebeen affected by Zika virus. "As per our Embassy in Singapore, 13 Indian nationalshave tested positive for Zika in that country," he said. There has been a surge in number of people affected byZika virus in Singapore, particularly those working inconstruction sites. The Indian High Commission there said the Singaporegovernment had informed it about the Indians being infectedwith Zika virus yesterday. Foreign nationals including six Bangladeshis and 21Chinese are also among the 115 confirmed Zika cases inSingapore. In February, the World Health Organisation had declaredZika a public health emergency after women affected by it hadgiven birth to children with microcephaly, a birth defect withsmall head size. PTI MPBRT