No viral testing of sewage-filled Olympic waters in Rio
Clip: 10/17/2015 | 1m 55s
Organizers for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will not test waterways for viruses.
The organizers of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said this week they do not plan to test the human sewage-laden waterways that will be home to aquatic events for viruses that athletes fear could make them sick. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports.
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No viral testing of sewage-filled Olympic waters in Rio
Clip: 10/17/2015 | 1m 55s
The organizers of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said this week they do not plan to test the human sewage-laden waterways that will be home to aquatic events for viruses that athletes fear could make them sick. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports.
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