Iran Press/ America: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the plan was
to reduce our physical presence at United Nations Headquarters, while continuing to deliver on our mandates.
"Your health and well-being remain my greatest concern. Be safe, be smart, be kind," he said in a separate message to staff Thursday. About 3,000 UN employees are based in New York, AFP reported.
A Philippine diplomat this week tested positive for the new Coronavirus in the first recorded case at UN headquarters.
Many organizations and companies around the world have sent staff home to try to reduce the spread of the virus.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified WHO about an outbreak of previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. On March 11, WHO officially characterized the situation with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic.
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