SINGAPORE — The third cluster of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore this year has been reported at the Poh Huat Terrace and Terrasse Lane area.
According to the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (April 11), the case involves two residents living in the area near the junction of Hougang Avenue 2 and Yio Chu Kang Road.
This latest development comes around two weeks after the closure of the year’s first Zika cluster at the nearby Simon Place, which is less than 2km away.
The second Zika cluster of 2017, which was reported last week, is also nearby at Flower Road/Hendry Close.
Residents staying around Poh Huat Terrace and Terrasse Lane have been notified of the latest case on Tuesday, and vector control operations are underway, said NEA.
Prior to the latest two cases, NEA officers were already conducting preventive inspections in the vicinity.
Vector control operations will continue at the Flower Road / Hendry Close cluster, NEA said. The Simon Place cluster will also continue to be kept under surveillance.
Residents are requested to allow NEA officers to carry out inspections and indoor spraying of their homes.
NEA also urged all residents and stakeholders to maintain vigilance and take immediate steps to eliminate mosquito breeding habitats by practising the 5-step Mozzie Wipeout.
