Olympic bronze medallist gymnast Kristian Thomas told BBC Sport: “We were over there in February for a training camp and we followed all the advice from the doctors, the BOA (British Olympic Association) and British Gymnastics and we were all fine.
“I think we’ve just got to make sure we’re on top of this and following the guidelines, make sure we’re protecting ourselves and each other …”
I was in Rio for 17 days in April and saw only 3 mosquitos. There will be fewer during the Olympics.
The risk of Zika infection is far lower than the risk of getting into a motor vehicle accident on the way to the Olympic venue.
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it’s not only about athletes… it’s about half of a million of tourists, who increase chances to transfer it to home grounds and make it endemic…
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Good point. Very few athletes (aside from rich golfers) will give up the chance.
But tourists? No real need for them to go. They can watch on TV.
Me? I was not worried about Zika or any of the other mosquito diseases in Brazil. I was worried about traffic accidents.
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It’s clear that athletes will go, it’s one-way ticket there, but they are prepared bunch. Tourists generate at least some revenue to cover the expenses, so they cannot keep them away. It would be more adequate if WHO would make a clear statement and warn the rest of people about possibilities and prepare/advise on preventive measures. Ok, sorry for trolling, WHO cares…
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