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Zika virus outbreak won't compromise Olympics: Brazil prez

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AFP Rio De Janeiro
The Zika virus outbreak in Brazil won't compromise the Olympics the country will be hosting in August, President Dilma Rousseff vowed today.

"The situation does not compromise the Olympics," Rousseff said. "We are confident that until the Olympics begin we will have considerable success in exterminating the mosquito" that transmits the virus.
 

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First Published: Feb 13 2016 | 8:28 PM IST

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