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IMO’s head office structure in London was shut to site visitors and also team today, and also will certainly be shut tomorrow, as a preventive step as a result of the coronavirus break out.
This complies with the March 11 analysis by the World Health Organization (THAT) that COVID-19, the illness brought on by the infection, can be defined as a pandemic.
The IMO Secretariat has actually been very closely checking advancements of the influence of COVID-19 at regional and also worldwide degrees and also has actually complied with suggestions offered by THAT and also the Government of the United Kingdom (the host federal government).
Taking right into account the fast boost of instances around the world and also the proceeding troubles for some delegates from IMO Member States taking a trip from abroad to go to IMO conferences, the complying with conferences are currently delayed:
- the 7th conference of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, arranged to happen from March 23 to 27, 2020;
- the 33rd conference of the E&T Group (IMSBC), arranged to happen from March 23 to 27, 2020;
- the 75th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), arranged to happen from March 30 to April 3, 2020.
These posts ponement comply with 2 that had actually been revealed previously:
- the conference of the Scientific Group of the London Convention and also London Protocol arranged to happen from March 9 to 13, 2020;
- the 107th session of the Legal Committee, arranged to happen from March 16 to 20, 2020.
