A health worker in Brazil calls out to residents to remain inside during fumigation to eradicate the mosquito which transmits the Zika virus.
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The International Olympic Committee announced a plan on Friday to help keep Zika-carrying mosquitoes away from Olympic venues during the 2016 Summer Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro.
Workers will conduct daily inspections for and remove puddles of stagnant water that could attract the infected mosquitoes. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus with mild symptoms that has been linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in Brazil.
The IOC said Friday it is “closely monitoring the situation with Zika in Brazil.