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Latvian Foreign Minister goes into quarantine after contact with COVID-19

10/23/2020, 8:45:54 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgar Rinkevich switched to remote work after contact with the coronavirus, Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar.


“We have just received the news that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Anže Logar, who visited the Baltic States, was diagnosed with COVID-19,” the diplomat wrote on Twitter.

He noted that since he is recognized as a contact person, he will be quarantined and perform his duties remotely.

Earlier, the government of Latvia, in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus infection, obliged all residents of the country to wear masks in public places.