On December 15, local time, the spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric sent an email to inform reporters from various countries that he had tested positive in a routine COVID-19 nucleic acid test earlier in the day.

  Dijarik said that he will begin self-isolation according to medical instructions.

He said that he had previously received the new crown vaccine and booster shots.

  At noon that day, Diaric attended a daily press briefing.

(CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)