WTO's big conference postponed due to new Omicron COVID-19 variant
Fears surrounding the spread of the variant saw countries banning flights from southern Africa, where the strain was first detected on November 9
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Fears surrounding the spread of the variant saw countries banning flights from southern Africa, where the strain was first detected on November 9
"Given these unfortunate developments and the uncertainty that they cause, we see no alternative but to postpone the Ministerial Conference," WTO said
The general council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed late Friday (November 26) to postpone its imminent ministerial conference after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the Covid-19 virus, leading several governments to impose travel restrictions that would have prevented many ministers from reaching Geneva.
According to a statement, no date has been set for the rescheduling of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC)
GENEVA, Nov 27, 2021 (BSS/AFP) - Next week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in