Joe Biden and other world leaders are given a microphone 'condom' at UN to stop General Assembly from turning into a COVID superspreader
Every speaker - including President Joe Biden - was given a fresh microphone head at Tuesday's United Nations General Assembly One reporter remarked : 'New in the age of COVID, a little condom for the microphone' The nickname was given for both the mic head's appearance and the protection it was supposed to provide U.N. Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield had expressed concerns in advance of UNGA that it could become a COVID-19 'superspreader' Biden addressed the U.N. after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who confirmed Monday that he remained unvaccinated against COVID-19 'According to the UN COVID-19 protocols, the podium will be cleaned after every speaker and the microphone head will be replaced,' the White House said By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:55 BST, 21 September 2021 | Updated: 20:55 BST, 21 September 2021
Every speaker - including President Joe Biden - was given a fresh microphone head at Tuesday's United Nations General Assembly in order to prevent the gathering of world leaders from becoming a COVID superspraeder event.
One reporter remarked: 'New in the age of COVID, a little condom for the microphone' - for both its bag-like appearance and the protection it was supposed to provide.
'According to the UN COVID-19 protocols, the podium will be cleaned after every speaker and the microphone head will be replaced,' a White House official said.
Every speaker was given a fresh microphone head at Tuesday's U.N. General Assembly in order to prevent the gathering of world leaders from becoming a COVID superspraeder event
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