Sydney, May 16: Australian Olympic athletes will be given Zika virus-proof condoms for the Rio Games to help fight against the spread of the virus.
(Sports Minister Sonowal meets Rio Olympics hopefuls at NIS)
Australian pharmaceutical company Starpharma Holdings Ltd. has teamed up with condom maker Ansell to provide Australian Olympic athletes with "Dual Protect" condoms treated by its VivaGel product, which has shown near-total anti-viral protection against Zika in recent lab studies, reports Xinhua.