Indian delegation missing G7 meetings after possible positive coronavirus cases
On Location: May 4, 2021 UP NEXT The Indian delegation at the G-7 meetings in the U.K. will not be in face-to-face meetings after exposure to possible COVID positive cases, the Indian Foreign Minister said, although officials said the summit itself is not at risk. Was made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India s Minister of External Affairs, posted on Twitter. As a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, I decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode. That will be the case with the G7 Meeting today as well. MORE: US looks to take leadership role at first in-person G-7 summit in 2 years
Indian
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his team are self-isolating after
two delegation members tested positive for Covid-19.
They
are in London attending the G7 foreign ministers meeting as guests of Britain,
along with South Africa, Australia and South Korea.
India
is currently undergoing the world s worst surge in Covid-19 cases, with a
highly-infectious variant accelerating the spread.
LONDON
– The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers meeting in London was hit by a Covid-19
scare on Wednesday when India s foreign minister and his entire team said they
were self-isolating after two delegation members tested positive.
Britain
is hosting the three-day meeting – the first such G7 event in two years – which
India's delegation to the Group of Seven meetings in London will look to attend their meetings virtually after two of its members tested positive for COVID
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