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UN General Assembly president tests positive for COVID-19

Xinhua | Updated: 2021-12-23 11:38

Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, arrives at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Sept 20, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

UNITED NATIONS -- Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating.

"I have tested positive for COVID19 today. I am isolating at home with mild symptoms," Shahid tweeted. "I was privileged to have been fully vaccinated including a booster. My prayers are with the millions suffering from Covid and the billions without access to vaccine! I Stand for #VaccineEquity," read the tweet.

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