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  • Wed. Nov 6th, 2024

‘Prevent hugs’: OPEC in the time of the coronavirus

‘Prevent hugs’: OPEC in the time of the coronavirus

VIENNA (Reuters) – When OPEC ministers come down on Vienna to choose oil production policy, their meetings are typically accompanied by displays of brotherhood between the males in charge of a third of international crude materials.

An indication is seen in the lobby of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 3, 2020, ahead of conferences of the group of oil producers in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Image taken March 3,2020 REUTERS/Alex Lawler

This time, as the world fights a coronavirus outbreak, they have actually been provided rigorous guidelines: no handshakes, don’t hug and clean your hands often.

” Avoid close contact,” checks out a poster that welcomes ministers and delegates as they get in the head office of the Company of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in the Austrian capital.

” Avoid handshakes and hugs,” it adds and, to avoid any misunderstanding, it also reveals an image of 2 stickmen e

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