24 UN staff test positive for COVID-19
International Desk Published: 21 March 2020, 12:32 PM
At least 24 UN staff members have so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus, UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric has told reporters.
"The total number of UN cases, not just at Headquarters but of UN cases, is 24," he said, reports TASS.
In his words, Executive Director of the World Food Programme David Beasley remains the only top-level UN official diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
"He is working from home in South Carolina, and he’s doing fine," Dujarric added.
