Health and city officials in Thailand downplayed risks from rising infections from the mosquito-borne Zika virus, and expressed concern that disclosing information would damage its tourism industry.
The Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may spread into Europe as the weather gets warmer, although the risk is low, health officials said on Wednesday.
World health officials mobilised with emergency response plans and funding pleas as fears grow that the Zika virus could spread globally and threaten the Olympics.
