World Health Organization - Deadly Virus - Olympics

The WHO says the deadly virus is not a threat to the Olympics. A highly infectious virus that has killed 24 children in China is unlikely to be a threat to the Beijing Olympics, although it is too early to tell whether it has peaked. The death toll from the virus which mostly sickens children, rose to 24 on Sunday as two more deaths were reported in a new province amid heightened efforts by China's Health Ministry to contain it. The outbreak of enterovirus 71 - which causes a severe type of hand, foot and mouth disease - is another headache for the Communist government as it prepares for the Olympic Games, already tarnished by unrest among many.