World News | Ajay Banga tests positive for COVID19 in Delhi’s routine test

WASHINGTON, March 24 (PTI) World Bank presidential candidate Ajay Banga has tested positive for COVID-19 in a routine test in New Delhi, where he is on the final leg of his world tour and is currently in quarantine, the Treasury Department said Thursday.

India has seen a spike in flu and coronavirus cases over the past two weeks. The country recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while active cases rose to 7,026, according to figures updated by the United Health Ministry on Wednesday.

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Banga’s trip to New Delhi (March 23 and March 24) is the final stop of his three-week global tour, which began in Africa before heading to Europe, Latin America and Asia.

“During routine testing, Ajay Banga has tested positive for COVID-19 but remains asymptomatic. He is in isolation in accordance with local guidelines,” the finance ministry said on Thursday afternoon.

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While in India, Banga, 63, plans to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Foreign Minister Jaishankar, the finance ministry said in a previous statement.

Soon after Banga’s nomination was announced, India endorsed his candidacy.

Since then, a diverse coalition of governments including Bangladesh, Côte d’Ivoire, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Korea and the United States has expressed support for Banga. kingdom.

During his global listening tour, Banga met with senior government officials, stakeholders, business leaders, entrepreneurs and civil society.

In the process, he built sustained momentum for his campaign, enlisting the support of advocates, academics, development experts, executives, Nobel laureates and former government officials.

If elected to serve, Banga will draw from his experience living and working in emerging markets and his expertise in forging public-private partnerships to mobilize investments and action to front standing challenges.

This includes his efforts at MasterCard, which successfully brought 500 million previously unbanked people into the digital economy and supported 50 million small businesses.

New Delhi recorded 84 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with a positivity rate of 5.08%, according to data shared by the health department.

Amid a sharp rise in H3N2 flu cases in the country, there has been an increase in the number of new Covid infections in the city over the past few days.

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