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UNIS/VIC/274
30 October 2020

 Message from the main Vienna International Centre organizations

 VIENNA, 30 October (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 that one person who works for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) tested positive for SARS CoV-2. Close contacts have been informed.

The cumulative total number of people who have tested positive among personnel of the VIC-based organizations is 108, of whom 91 work at the VIC. Of the total of 108 personnel, 87 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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Sonja Wintersberger
Deputy to the Director, UNIS Vienna
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Email: sonja.wintersberger[at]un.org   

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