The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, declared a contact case on Tuesday, December 7 after approaching a UN official sick with Covid-19, went into isolation for a few days, we learned from diplomatic sources.
The 72-year-old UN chief has canceled his next physical appointments, sources told AFP.
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On Wednesday evening, Antonio Guterres was to be the guest of honor of the UN Press Association for its annual gala in Manhattan and to participate Thursday in a meeting of the UN Security Council on the challenges of terrorism and climate change , led by the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum.
The latter, whose country chairs the Security Council in December, arrived in New York on Tuesday, where he must stay until the end of the week, before going to Washington.
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The spokesperson for the secretary general, Stéphane Dujarric, declined to comment immediately.
A few days ago, he indicated that Antonio Guterres had recently received his third dose of the anti-covid vaccine, after having hesitated for a long time on the advisability of undergoing this new vaccine when millions of people around the world were still haven't had their first dose.