Two positive tests send the entire Indian delegation into isolation ahead of summit in London attended by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
A COVID-19 scare has hit the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in London, which Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne is attending, after two Indian officials tested positive for the virus.Two members of India's delegation at the G7 foreign ministers' summit tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, forcing the entire delegation to self-isolate
India and Australia are among several guest nations invited to hold meetings with G7 nations during the two-day event, which had been promoted as a restart of in-person diplomacy after the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a chance show a collective front against threats posed by China. "As a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, I decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode.currently enduring the worst rate of COVID-19 infections in the worldAll attendees of the London summit are being tested daily and social distancing is being enforced during meetings inside.
When questioned if had been a mistake to hold face-to-face meetings, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "it was important to try and continue as much business as you can as a government".The foreign ministers' meeting is a prelude to the main G7 leaders' summit which will take place next month in Cornwall, with Joe Biden making his first foreign trip to the UK as US President.
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