RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio vowed on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to protect Olympic athletes and fans from Zika-carrying mosquitoes, blamed for causing horrific birth defects.
The first city in South America to host the Games promised to attack breeding sites and to shield visitors from a virus whose dramatic spread, six months from the opening ceremony, is already threatening to trigger panic.
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