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Australia, Taiwan, South Korea & UK issue travel advisories for Singapore

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The governments of UK, Australia, South Korea and Taiwan have issued travel advisories for tourists to Singapore as the city-state reported new locally transmitted Zika cases.

Pregnant women and women planning to get pregnant have been urged to defer all non-essential travel to Singapore and exercise precaution against mosquitoes in the city-state.

Singapore, which had initially reported 41 locally transmitted Zika cases over the weekend, confirmed another 15 cases on Monday (29 August) — bringing the tally up to 56.

Most of those infected have been foreign workers, mostly employed in construction and marine industries.

Neighbouring Malaysia announced an increase of precautionary measures such as thermal scanners to detect fever at major entry points in Johor and various airports since Monday. Indonesia has also stepped up protective measures following the reports.

Singapore authorities have continued to inspect thousands of homes around the country, spraying insecticides and removing potential mosquito breeding habitats.