De La Haye says Jamaicans taking Zika seriously
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Winston De La Haye, says communities are heeding the Zika virus (ZIKV) prevention tips and advisories and are cleaning their surroundings, including removing containers that can store water.
He made the comment yesterday, as he hailed the large turnout for the Ministry of Health’s first national ZIKV clean-up activity held in Portmore and Spanish Town, St Catherine.
“There are many, who take it seriously; that is the kind of feeling that I am getting by interacting with persons. The fact that we have come here today has motivated (other) persons to get serious,” he said.
Dr De La Haye said the clean-up effort will continue as other communities have been identified by the ministry as potential breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits ZIKV.