More than 3,000 pregnant women in Colombia have been infected with Zika Virus.

Colombia has just confirmed more than 3,100 pregnant women have been infected with the Zika virus mosquito-borne.

President Juan Manuel Santos said on live TV that a total of 25,645 people were infected with the disease in Colombia. 

The president said the government will try to fight mosquitos across the country by fumigating and helping families rid their homes of stagnant water. Pregnant women with Zika will also be eligible to access abortion services in the country, which are usually very restricted. 

 

The virus has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and an underdeveloped brain.