The U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday there is a "very low risk" of further international spread of Zika virus as a result of this summer's Rio Olympic Games, set to begin in 52 days, CBS News reports.
Brazil is at the epicenter of the current Zika outbreak, with more than 100,000 cases of the mosquito-borne illness reported in that country. With more than a million spectators and 10,000 athletes expected to arrive in Brazil in less than two months, concerns are growing.
WHO previously issued a public health warning about "the Zika virus infection and its associated congenital and other neurological disorders," but Dr. David Heymann, chair of WHO's Emergency Committee on Zika, said Tuesday, "the risks are no different for people going to the Olympics than for other areas where there are outbreaks of Zika."
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Source: CBS News