A truck sprays insecticide near grounds workers at Olympic media accomodations as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is low and has been overcome, health officials in Brazil said on Sunday, five days before South America's first Games are due to begin.
Rio de Janeiro's health secretary, Daniel Soranz, said Zika should not deter travellers from coming to the Games, as cases of the virus had dipped significantly in recent months.
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