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US President Donald Trump hopes to address the United Nations General Assembly in person in September, his UN envoy said on Thursday. All other world leaders are expected to send videos instead of traveling to New York amid the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters said.

The annual high-level gathering had been shaping up to be a weeklong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the world body.

“We’re hoping that President Trump will actually be speaking in person in the General Assembly. He will be the only world leader to be speaking in person,” US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft told the Meridian International diplomacy think tank. “Obviously we’re going to be focused on human rights issues, on transparency, on accountability,” she added.

The US is traditionally the second country after Brazil to address the General Assembly, which is due to start this year on September 22.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made it compulsory for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and congressional staff to wear face mask inside the chamber.

"The chair expects all members and staff to adhere to this requirement as a sign of respect for the health, safety, and wellbeing of others present in the chamber and surrounding areas," she said.

The octagenarian Democrat said representatives can remove their masks while speaking in the House. She reminded member that they will be removed from the chamber if the new rule is breached.

The chair would…like to remind members that the speaker has the authority to direct the sergeant at arms to remove a member from the floor as a matter of decorum," Pelosi told the House