UN scraps in-person meetings after Covid-19 outbreak

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UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - All in-person meetings at the United Nations were cancelled on Tuesday (Oct 27) for the rest of the week after a member state reported five staffers had tested positive for the coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UNITED NATIONS - All in-person meetings at the United Nations were cancelled on Tuesday for the rest of the week after a member state reported five staffers had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Mr Bozkir did not say which UN mission reported the Covid-19 infection but a source close to the matter said it was Niger, which currently has a non-permanent seat on the Security Council.

 

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