How has Covid affected the G7 summit this year?
Never miss a big story in Cornwall again with our daily newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Boris Johnson will host the first meeting of key world leaders since 2019 in Cornwall this weekend, with representatives scheduled to attend two days of meetings at the Carbis Bay Hotel. The Group of Seven will discuss matters of global importance, with Covid-19 recovery and the climate crisis likely to form the main points of conversation. Preliminary meetings between member states will start tomorrow morning , with representatives from guest countries scheduled to join the summit later in the day for further meetings. The event will conclude on Sunday, June 13, and the communique will be published. Heres everything you need to know about how Covid-19 has affected the G7 summit this year and what health and safety measures will be in place at the event. The heads of government of all member states will be attending the event in person, along with representatives of the EU and other guest non-member countries. This means US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will be joining UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a weekend of meetings in the Cornish seaside resort of Carbis Bay. Guests including the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have also been invited to attend, however due to the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be appearing in meetings virtually instead of travelling to the UK. The summit will be made Covid secure, with all attendees required to provide a negative test result before arriving in Cornwall. They will all take daily tests using lateral flow devices, and anyone who tests positive will have to self-isolate. In addition, everyone must wear face coverings, uphold social distancing where appropriate and follow hand washing guidance. Last years meeting of the leaders from seven of the worlds richest nations was supposed to take place in the US, hosted by former President Donald Trump, but it was cancelled due to the global pandemic. Until 2020, there had been a G7 leaders summit every year since 1975.