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 The Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive cluster in the southeast of the
island was closed on October 9, the National Environment Agency said
in a statement.
The agency said it will keep the area under surveillance until
October 31.
More than 400 people became infected with the Zika virus in
Singapore after the first case was discovered on August 27,
including 16 pregnant women.
The virus, which has spread through the Americas and the Caribbean
since late last year, is generally a mild disease but is a
particular risk to pregnant women as it can cause microcephaly - a
severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small
heads and underdeveloped brains.
(Reporting by Saeed Azhar; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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