America declares state of emergency in Puerto Rico because of Zika virus
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Barwil declared a state of emergency in Puerto Rico because of Zika virus spread widely in posing a "significant threat" to public health.
This statement came at the request of Alejandro Garcia Padilla, the governor of Puerto Rico, where Zika virus is spreading rapidly, threatening hundreds of pregnant women and their children and women of childbearing age.
This announcement will allow the US Department of Health to provide additional support to the Government of Puerto Rico for treatment of an outbreak of the virus in the Island.ouhty August 12 August was the Ministry of Health in Puerto Rico 10690 cases of Zika virus.
As of 12 August, it was at the Ministry of Health in Puerto Rico 10690 Zika cases of laboratory-confirmed cases, including in 1035 a pregnant woman. It is believed that the number of actual cases of infection greater because most of the people infected with Zika do not exhibit symptoms and may not seek to carry out tests.
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