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Gujarat govt clears air on Zika virus, says no new case has been reported

Recently, the WHO had reported India's first cases of Zika virus outbreak in the city

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BS Reporter Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government on Sunday clarified all reported cases of the Zika virus are old and had been cured, with no new case in the state. 

Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) had reported India’s first cases of Zika virus outbreak in the city.

J N Singh, chief secretary, Government of Gujarat, said, “There is nothing serious. Those were isolated cases that had come and are old and cured. We want to assure people that due care has been taken to check the possibility of spread of the Zika virus after its first detection. In fact, both pregnant women whose