BENGALURU: Middle-distance runner Sudha Singh, who arrived from Rio on Saturday, is being treated for viral infection in an isolation room at a hospital here since Saturday. To rule out Zika, her samples are likely to be sent to a virology institute in Pune on Monday. Marathon runner OP Jaisha, who returned with Sudha on Saturday, has shown similar but milder symptoms. All three were staying in the same apartment in Rio, one of the places affected by the Zika outbreak. "Hospital sources said Sudha is being treated for viral infection but the primary attention would on the Zika test.

Source: Times of India August 22, 2016 00:11 UTC