By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The women's world number one golfer Lydia Ko said she will continue to monitor news of the mosquito-borne Zika virus sweeping across South America before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August. "First of all we are more thinking about the people there, the people who are affected by it rather than what is going to happen (with the Olympics)," Ko told Singapore-based reporters on a conference call this week when asked if she was worried by the situation. "We still have eight months until the Olympics, it's something we have got to keep looking at and monitor but for now, I guess that is all we can do." Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) assured teams traveling to Brazil the Games would be safe but it did urge visitors to be vigilant in protecting themselves with repellent and wearing long long-sleeved shirts and trousers. More...