Rio Olympics contingent reported to be Zika-free


PETALING JAYA: Malaysian athletes and officials who returned from the Rio Olympics have been checked for the Zika virus and given a clean bill of health.

A spokesman from the corporate communications department of the National Sports Institute’s Podium Programme said they were screened as soon as they landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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