UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed tests negative to COVID-19
The UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammed has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus some days ago.
UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Ms Mohammed had earlier announced the development on her Twitter handle on Tuesday, saying “I have tested positive for COVID-19.
“Grateful to be one of the privileged to have been vaccinated as I think of the millions still without protection. Let us continue to push for vaccines leaving no one behind.
“Happy to continue online in isolation, my full commitment to the #TransformingEducation pre-summit,” the UN deputy chief said.
Ms Mohammed was billed to attend the UNESCO Transforming Education programme before discovering that she had now tested negative.
Mr Dujarric said “as we told you earlier, the Deputy Secretary-General tested positive for COVID-19.
“In addition to cancelling her in-person activities in Paris, she will no longer travel to Lisbon, for the closing of the Ocean Conference.
“She is, however, expected back in the office on Tuesday, as we understood she has tested negative a short while ago, which is good news,” he said.
On Wednesday, Ms Mohammed is slated to meet with Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, who is on economic and cultural mission to the two states of New York and New Jersey.
(NAN)
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