According to a report, The World Health Organization has rejected a call to postpone this summer’s Rio Olympic Games over the Zika outbreak.
The organization said that this would not significantly alter the spread of virus, which is notably linked to serious birth defects.
World Health Organization
More than 100 scientists in an open letter to WHO said that new findings about Zika made it ‘unethical’ for the Olympic games to go ahead.
The team of scientists have also urged to the global body to revisit its Zika guidance. On the other hand, the International Olympic Committee has said that it sees no reason to delay or shift the games because of the mosquito borne disease.
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