Employee for whom New Zealand High Commission had sought oxygen passes away Geeta Mohan
An Indian staffer in the New Zealand High Commission died due to Covid-19 in New Delhi. The employee had been with the New Zealand mission since 1986, when Sir Edmund Hillary was the High Commissioner to India.
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High Commission had sought oxygen for the same employee in a tweet tagging the Youth Congress earlier in May, leading to a spat between the Centre and Congress.
New Zealand s Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta expressed grief over the passing away of the employee in a statement. I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a long-serving New Zealand High Commission employee in New Delhi, and my thoughts and aroha are with the family at this time, the New Zealand government said in a statement.
Coronavirus: New Zealand High Commission employee, for whom help was sought on social media, dies
On May 2, the embassy had asked the youth unit of the Congress for assistance for the same employee on Twitter. 3 hours ago Indian Youth Congress members outside the New Zealand High Commission with oxygen supply in Delhi on May 2. | Srinivas BV/ Twitter
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has said that a long-serving employee at the New Zealand High Commission in India has died of Covid-19,
The Indian Express reported on Thursday. The minister said the employee died on May 16 in a hospital.
This is the same staffer, an Indian citizen, for whom the embassy had sought help on social media from the youth unit of the Congress on May 2. The embassy had tweeted, asking the youth outfit for assistance, but deleted it soon afterwards. After that, the High Commission said their appeal was misinterpreted and apologised for it.
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