Manila, Nov. 28 -- The World Trade Organization on Saturday postponed its in-person ministerial conference next week after the "outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the Covid-19 virus" forced several countries to impose travel restrictions.
"The WTO's General Council agreed to postpone the imminent Ministerial Conference after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the Covid-19 virus led several governments to impose travel restrictions that would have prevented many ministers from reaching Geneva," the WTO said after an emergency meeting.
The meeting was scheduled to discuss issues such as licensing and intellectual property rights around vaccines and other critical supplies used to fight the pandemic that ha...