WHO chief in self-isolate after contact tests positive for Covid-19
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will self-isolate over the coming days after he had been in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
WHO said this on late Sunday in a tweet.
"I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home," reads his tweet.
Tedros has been at the forefront of the United Nations health agency's efforts to battle the pandemic, reports AFP.
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"It is critically important that we all comply with health guidance. This is how we will break chains of #COVID19 transmission, suppress the virus, and protect health systems," reads WHO chief's another tweet.
The 55-year-old former Ethiopian minister of health and foreign affairs has for months reiterated that each person has a role to play in halting the spread of the virus.
Geneva, where WHO is headquartered, declared a fresh state of emergency on Sunday and said it would go beyond Swiss national measures and shut down all bars, restaurants and non-essential shops.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 46.4 million globally, with 1.19 million fatalities and more than 31 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.
