ELEVEN PEOPLE in Phichit’s Bung Na Rang district have been confirmed as being infected with the Zika virus while another 16 are believed to have been infected and 33 people who were in close contact are being tested and monitored, officials said yesterday.
Nationwide effort to combat Zika virus steps up a level
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
THE CHIEF of the Department of Disease Control (DDC) has instructed all 12 Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) around the country to scale up their response from Level 1 to Level 2 to contain the Zika virus outbreak.
Singapore hit by first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2016
SINGAPORE - In the first case of locally-transmitted Zika infection here, a 47-year-old Malaysian woman living in Aljunied Crescent tested positive for the virus on Saturday (Aug 27) at the Communicable Diseases Centre (CDC) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Tata Motors mulls changing name of Zica car amid Zika virus scare
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2016
New Delhi - Tata Motors is due to launch a small car in Indiawhose name sounds like a fast-spreading virus, forcing the automaker to consider changing the vehicle's name.