Confirmation of staff infection at EU institutions New coronavirus 5:15 on March 5
Brussels Kudo. One of the EU = European Union agencies, EDA = European Defense Agency, announced on April 4 that its personnel were infected with the new coronavirus. This is the first time that an EU agency has confirmed the infection of an employee.
According to the EDA, officials returned to Brussels, where their headquarters are located, on the 23rd of last month after visiting northern Italy, where the infection is spreading, and symptoms appeared on the 29th.
The symptom is that he is currently recuperating at home, but the EDA has stopped all meetings until 13th of this month and has requested a colleague who has been in high contact with the staff to stay at home.
The EU Board of Directors, created in a member state of the EU, also confirmed that one employee was infected on the 4th. The EU Council is an important body in the EU, such as holding a ministerial meeting of member states, and has no plans to take any action at this time, such as suspending operations.
The EU is vigilant against the spread of the disease, as Brussels is home to many agencies and representatives from 28 member states, and there are many meetings held daily.