Kuala Lumpur:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cut short his trip to Southeast Asia due to a COVID-19 case among his tour group, a State Department official said Wednesday.
The decision was made to reduce COVID-19 risk and prioritize health and safety, and Blinken had expressed deep regret over the phone to Thailand’s foreign minister, where he was scheduled to attend meetings on Thursday, the spokesman for the company said. the State Department Ned Price.
The positive case was confirmed on Wednesday while Blinken was in Malaysia. He was in Indonesia for the past two days.
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