Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Games, his office announced on Sunday.
In a statement on Facebook, Marape's office revealed that he will not be traveling to France next week for an Indo-Pacific summit, noting that he was due to return to PNG on Sunday but would not disclose any further details about his condition.
"Prime Minister Marape will now abort the French leg of this trip due to COVID-19 restrictions, having returned a positive test result upon arrival in Beijing last Thursday evening," the prime minister's office said.
Marape received his booster vaccination against the coronavirus on Jan. 24th, according to a statement posted on the website of the PNG's National Control Centre for COVID-19.
While being in Beijing, the prime minister held a virtual meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to discuss strengthening economic cooperation.
He was also scheduled to meet France's President Emmanuel Macron, his office announced earlier in the week.
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