蜜芽传媒

A virus expert has welcomed Brazilian government officials鈥� decision to go ahead with the Olympic Games, claiming they will have 鈥渮ero impact鈥� on Zika鈥檚 global spread.

Professor Ian Goodfellow, a virologist with the University of Cambridge, said the decision was 鈥渁 very wise one鈥� as Zika spread was caused far more frequently by mosquito bites than human sexual contact.

鈥淶ika, whilst it is a public health concern, is not something we should be overly worried about,鈥� he said.

Government officials in Brazil have told the 蜜芽传媒 there is an "almost zero" chance that visitors to this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will contract the Zika virus.

This clip is originally from Daily Edition Tuesday 14 June 2016.