International medical community urges WHO to ‘postpone or move’ Brazil Olympics over Zika threat

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<p>‘More tha 150 health professio als have sig e a ope letter rgi g the WHO to “reco si er” its opi io a a vise the IOC to postpo e or eve move the pcomi g Olympic Games i Brazil to a other co try e to the sprea of the Zika vir s.</p>
<p>“WHO’s eclaratio of Zika as a ‘P blic Health Emerge cy of I ter atio al Co cer ,’ co ple with ew scie tific fi i gs that erscore the serio s ess of that problem, call for the Rio 2016 Games to be postpo e a /or move to a other locatio – b t ot ca celle – i the ame of p blic health,” the scie tists wrote i a letter a resse to the Worl Health Orga izatio a copie to the I ter atio al Olympic Committee.</p>
<p>The c rre t o tbreak of the Zika vir s bega early 2015 i Brazil, the sprea to other parts of So th a North America. By Febr ary 2016, WHO eclare the o tbreak a P blic Health Emerge cy of I ter atio al Co cer as evi e ce grew that Zika co l ca se birth efects a e rological problems.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/344658-me ics-zika-postpo e-olympics/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: I ter atio al me ical comm ity rges WHO to ‘postpo e or move’ Brazil Olympics over Zika threat</a></p>