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France restricts blood transfusions over Zika virus

Anyone returning to France from an area where there has been an outbreak of the virus will have to wait 28 days before giving blood.

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Travelers coming back from any outbreak zones of the Zika virus will need to wait at least 28 days before giving blood to avoid any risk of transmission, French health minister Marisol Touraine said on Sunday, reports Yahoo! News.

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