Russia: Putin calls for special attention to be paid to Zika virus

Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on counter-measures against the Zika virus during a governmental meeting in Moscow, Wednesday. SOT, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (Russian): “There is some yuck incoming from Latin America - it’s a virus as well. Mosquitos are spreading it. Although mosquitos are not able to cross the ocean, infected people can indeed and they do. The virus popped up in Europe already. Please elaborate on that briefly.“ SOT, Veronik