{"id":66,"date":"2016-09-07T02:04:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T18:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacificprime.sg\/blog\/?p=66"},"modified":"2023-08-04T17:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:00:05","slug":"singapores-zika-situation-citizens-fearful-governments-issuing-warnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.sg\/blog\/singapores-zika-situation-citizens-fearful-governments-issuing-warnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore\u2019s Zika situation: Citizens fearful and governments issuing warnings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pacific Prime Singapore had\u00a0speculated<\/a> on the prospect of Zika virus coming to Singapore previously, as well as\u00a0reported<\/a> on the very first case of the disease found in the city-state. Now, however, Zika virus has seemingly exploded in Singapore. Just over a week ago the city-state was sitting at zero known Zika infections, yet now there are over 250 known cases. Clearly the disease, which is known to cause birth defects in unborn children is not only present in Singapore, but it is spreading rapidly through the ubiquitous mosquitoes found all over the area. Here, Pacific Prime Singapore will provide an update on our continuing coverage of the Zika virus in Singapore, as well as provide some reminders of how you can protect yourself from the disease.<\/p>\n

What the Singapore government is saying<\/h2>\n

Governments around the world are paying attention to Zika, as the World Health Organization has already declared a global state of emergency and a recent study has estimated that over 2.5 billion people In Asia and Africa alone are at risk of being infected by the disease. Clearly efforts must be made to ensure that Zika does not turn into a widespread pandemic. As far as where Singapore\u2019s \u2018patient zero\u2019 came from, the Ministry of Health (MOH) points to a 58 year old woman that was the first documented case. She had come from Malaysia to visit family members on September 1st.<\/p>\n

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