International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach leaves after a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
ATHENS/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee will issue guidelines this week aimed at protecting athletes and visitors from Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading rapidly across South America months before the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.
IOC President Thomas Bach said on Thursday a note would be sent to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) "today or tomorrow at the latest," as Rio prepares to host the world's biggest sporting event on South American soil for the first time.
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