Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has tested positive for COVID-19 while in Beijing for the Winter Olympics and now won't attend the One Ocean Summit in France.
Papua New Guinea's prime minister, James Marape, tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Beijing on Thursday for the opening of the Winter Games and will not travelling to France for an Indo-Pacific summit, his office says.
The office said Mr Marape was due to return to PNG on Sunday but would not disclose any further details about his condition.According to a statement on the website of the PNG's National Control Centre for COVID-19, Mr Marape received his booster vaccination against the coronavirus on January 24th. A joint statement published on China's embassy in the United States after the meeting stated that the two sides agreed to strengthen co-operation in trade, investment, energy, resources and infrastructure, among others.