LONDON – India’s foreign minister has pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar tweeted that he was “made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases. As a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, I decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode.”
Britain’s Foreign Office, which organized the meeting, did not immediately confirm whether any delegates had tested positive.
Diplomats from the G-7 group of wealthy nations are meeting in London for their first face-to-face gathering in two years. Delegates have been observing social distancing and are separated by transparent screens in meetings, and delegates are tested daily for the virus.
Foreign minister of nation decimated by coronavirus pulls out of in-person meetings after possible exposure, and entire delegation reportedly self-isolating.
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Foreign Ministers are seated prior to a G7 foreign ministers meeting in London, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Diplomats from the group of wealthy nations are meeting in London for their first face-to-face gathering in two years. (Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP) May 05, 2021 - 7:38 AM
LONDON - Indiaâs foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday and was self-isolating after members of his country s delegation tested positive for the coronavirus. Talks centred on ways to ensure global access to COVID-19 vaccines and curb a virus that is still ravaging many parts of the world, including India.
LONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) The Indian delegation in Britain for the meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign and development ministers here is self-isolating a
India s foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday and was self-isolating after members of his country s delegation tested positive for the coronavirus. Talks centred on ways to ensure global access to COVID-19 vaccines and curb a virus that is still ravaging many parts of the world, including India.