PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will not seek to restrict people movements between Malaysia and Singapore, as there is no local outbreak of the Zika disease in the republic.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the sole confirmed Zika case in Singapore was an imported case.
"There is no evidence of a Zika outbreak in the republic and the authorities there are taking all necessary measures (to prevent such an outbreak).
"(In this respect), the ministry does not intend to propose any extraordinary measures or issue statements that can raise the people's anxiety level," he told reporters today.
The Zika-positive patient in Singapore was reported to have travelled to Sao Paulo, Brazil from March 27 to May 7, and developed fever and rash from May 10.
He was then admitted to Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital on May 12 and isolated. He tested positive for the Zika virus on May 13 and was transferred to the Communicable Diseases Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for treatment.
The patient was discharged on Tuesday (May 17).
Dr Subramaniam said the ministry would proceed with its anti-Aedes programmes nationwide including in Johor to address the country's dengue problem, which he described as more dangerous than Zika.