March 21, 2020 (Juba) Southern Sudan mediation team has  announced a reduction in the number of Sudanese  negotiators due to  precautionary measures against the Coronavirus  pandemic.

Meanwhile, the mediation team  confirmed the continuation of negotiations at this critical time, based on  guidelines that take into account the  precautionary measures.

However, South Sudan has issued directives  canceling gatherings as well as  closing schools and universities  to prevent infection of coronavirus.

leader of the Revolutionary Front, Nimr Abdel Rahman, told “Darfur 24” that the direct negotiations on the file of the security arrangements were postponed to Monday at the request of the government delegation, with a view to studying the paper presented by the Revolutionary Front.