Diplomatic sources reported that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres put himself in quarantine for a few days on Tuesday after he had contact with an official of the international organization, who later turned out to be infected with Covid-19.
The sources told AFP that Guterres, 72, had canceled all his attendance obligations.
On Wednesday evening, the Secretary-General was supposed to be the guest of honor of the United Nations Press Association at its annual gala in Manhattan.
And on Thursday, Guterres was scheduled to participate in a meeting of the UN Security Council chaired by Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, which will focus on the challenges of terrorism and climate change.
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