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U.N. WFP Executive Director diagnosed with COVID-19
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- 20 March, 2020
- 06:31
U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley says he has been diagnosed with COVID-19, Report informs citing foreign media.
“I want you to be among the first to know that in the past few hours, I have received confirmation, after testing, that I have the COVID-19 virus,” Beasley wrote. “I began feeling unwell this past weekend after returning to my home in the United States from an official visit to Canada, and I took an early decision to go into self-quarantine, five days ago.”
Beasley says his symptoms have been mild, and he is in good spirits.
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