IOC, WHO issue Zika advisory for Rio Olympics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) have issued a Zika virus advisory for 2016 Olympics-bound athletes and others travelling to Rio, Brazil. They have been recommended to "practice safer sex", use insect repellents and wear light-coloured clothes covering as much of the body as possible. Further, it advised pregnant women not to travel for the Games. 