(VOVworld) - The World Health Organization has said there have been no confirmed cases of Zika among travelers or athletes at the Rio Olympics. The WHO said its prediction that the Games would not fuel the spread of the Zika virus was being proved correct.

The WHO consistently said the Olympics would not boost Zika risk

 
Some health experts had criticised the organisation for not calling for the Games to be moved or postponed. At a news conference in Geneva, the head of the WHO's health emergency program Peter Salama, said they don't have any confirmed cases of Zika amongst travelers or amongst indeed athletes."
And he said of the Paralympics, due to start on 7 September they are optimistic that the same risk assessment will hold and there will be little additional risks." The WHO says Zika remains a global public health emergency.