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UN chief Antonio Guterres has suspended the rotation and deployment of peacekeepers until June 30 to mitigate the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus.
"Our priorities are to ensure the Covid-19-free status of incoming uniformed personnel, and mitigate the risk that UN peacekeepers could be a contagion vector and simultaneously maintain our operational capabilities," Guterres' Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday.
He said that in order to prevent and contain the risk of transmission of the deadly virus, rotation and deployment of uniformed personnel, police and military units has been suspended until June 30
