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UNIS/VIC/258
29 September 2020

Message from the main Vienna International Centre organizations

VIENNA, 29 September (UN Information Service) - This is a message from the four main organizations based at the Vienna International Centre (VBOs).

The Vienna International Centre (VIC) Medical Service reported today one person who works for the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) but not at the headquarters in Vienna has tested positive for SARS CoV-2.

The cumulative total number of personnel working for VBOs outside Vienna who have tested positive is six.

The cumulative total number of VIC personnel is 57.

Of the total who have tested positive, 51 people have already recovered.

The four main VBOs are the United Nations Office at Vienna/UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN Industrial Development Organization and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.

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Martin Nesirky
Director, UNIS Vienna
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-5676
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5676
Email: martin.nesirky[at]un.org   

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