New coronavirus strain: The World Trade Organization postponed its in-person ministerial conference in Geneva as Switzerland tightened travel restrictions following the discovery of a new strain of the coronavirus, people familiar with the situation said.
WTO members took the decision at an urgent meeting held on Friday night to discuss possible alternative arrangements for their ministerial conference, according to the people, who couldn’t be identified because the talks are private.
The conference will be convened as soon as conditions allow, they said. The Geneva-based body discussed the change “in light of the deterioration of the sanitary conditions and travel restrictions," according to a notification obtained by Bloomberg News.