The number of cases of local transmission of zika virus in Puerto Rico exceeded 6.6 thousand.
The Ministry of health, the U.S. imposed a state of emergency in connection with the distribution of zika virus in Puerto Rico.
According on August 10, the number of cases of local transmission of zika virus in Puerto Rico exceeded 6.6 thousand. The number of pregnant women infected with a dangerous virus has reached 521.
According to experts, at the current rate of growth in the number of diseases in Puerto Rico until the end of the year their number will increase by 25%, the total number of cases could reach 3.5 million people.
Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of the United States, the Supreme power is vested in the Congress of the United States. The relationship with the US is also the presence of a common citizenship, currency and defense.
