WTO postpones ministerial conference amid fears over new Covid variant

The conference was supposed to hold negotiations among nations on the contentious issues of cut in subsidies on fisheries, food security and TRIPS waiver for Covid vaccines

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6 min read Last Updated : Nov 27 2021 | 4:25 PM IST

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed its ministerial conference indefinitely after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus forced several governments to impose travel restrictions.

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First Published: Nov 27 2021 | 11:31 AM IST

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WTO postpones ministerial conference amid fears over new Covid variant

The conference was supposed to hold negotiations among nations on the contentious issues of cut in subsidies on fisheries, food security and TRIPS waiver for Covid vaccines

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