Virus threat continues to hang over Olympics

WITH just 60 days to go, organisers of the Special Olympics remain concerned the SARS threat could force the Government to ban a number of travelling teams.

A spokesman for the World Games said their first priority had to be public health and safety and any decision by the Department of Health to restrict travel from high-risk countries would be abided by.

“We are being guided by the Department and at the end of the day, they will decide whether a team will or won’t travel. We intend to do whatever is in the best interest of the host towns, the participating athletes and the public in general,” the spokesman said.