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Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

A contractor fogs a condominium garden in Singapore in an effort to kill mosquitoes.

Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and said it expected more cases to be identified.

All but seven of those infected had fully recovered, the Health Ministry and the National Environment Agency said in a statement on Sunday. The seven remain in hospital.

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