WITH the detection at the beginning of the month of the first case of the dreaded Zika virus in the Philippines this year, the Department of Health (DOH) is again reminding everyone to take precautions to protect themselves against the mosquito-borne disease.

The DOH said that it is on alert for any more suspected cases of Zika infection, particularly in view of the current outbreak in Singapore, which has seen more than 300 cases so far.

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