Singapore reports 38 new cases of Zika virus

Nurses set up a mosquito tent over a hospital bed, as part of a precautionary protocol for patients who are infected by Zika, to show the media at Farrer Park Hospital in Singapore September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore reported 38 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection on Friday. Authorities in Singapore, a regional financial centre and transit hub, said they had detected 189 people with the Zika virus in total, including two pregnant woman. The first locally transmitted Zika infection was reported on Saturday. (Writing by Robert Birsel; editing by Nick Macfie)