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Amina Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), has reportedly tested negative for COVID — days after she confirmed having the virus.

On June 28, Mohammed had announced that she had tested positive for COVID.

“Grateful to be one of the privileged to have been vaccinated as I think of the millions still without protection. Let us continue to push for vaccines leaving no one behind,” she has said in a tweet.

“Happy to continue online in isolation, my full commitment to the #TransformingEducation pre-summit.”

Speaking on Friday at media briefing at the UN headquarters in New York, Stephane Dujarric, UN spokesperson, said the deputy secretary-general is now COVID negative.

“As we told you earlier, the deputy secretary-general, Amina Mohammed, tested positive for COVID-19,” Dujarric said.

“In addition to cancelling her in-person activities in Paris, she will no longer travel to Lisbon, for the closing of the Ocean Conference.

“She is, however, expected back in the office on Tuesday, as we understood she has tested negative a short while ago, which is good news.”

Mohammed was scheduled to attend the ‘Transforming Education’ pre-summit organised by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), before she announced that she was positive for COVID.