Olympic athlete Sudha Singh, who has given blood samples for tests to check for the Zika virus, is recovering and there has been no confirmation of the infection yet. Sarla said Sudha is being followed up regularly for all the investigations required for viral infection and in particular for Zika, as there is a travel advisory from the World Health Organisation (WHO). While stating that it is not yet confirmed whether Sudha has been affected by Zika virus, Sarla said any viral infection, especially a person who is travelling from an endemic area like Brazil has to be looked into for Zika. "The government is going to bear the expenses of the treatment that is going to be given to the athlete. Sudha competed in the 3000 metre steeplechase event at Rio while O. P. Jaisha and Kavita Raut participated in the women's marathon.

Source: dna August 23, 2016 14:15 UTC