New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rescheduled his trip Belgium capital Brussels where he was attending the India-European Union Summit due to rising fears of the coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
“As far as India-EU Summit is concerned which PM Modi had to attend, the health authorities of both the countries suggested that travelling must not take place at present. So, it has been decided that Summit will be rescheduled on a mutually convenient date,” MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar stated in a press briefing.
“The decision has been taken in the spirit of close cooperation between the EU and India who share the same concerns and commitment to global health and hope that the outbreak is contained soon,” he added.
Notably, two staff members of the European Union administration tested positive with the deadly virus in Brussels and are currently undergoing treatment. The EU Parliament subsequently limited its public access to the buildings as large gatherings have been proven transmission points of the outbreak.
A total of 30 people have tested positive for coronavirus in India so far, while over 90,000 people around the world have been infected by the epidemic. More than 3,000 people have died in China since the virus erupted in Wuhan city.