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Coronavirus: WHO Chief Under Self-Quarantine


Mon 02 Nov 2020 | 09:04 AM
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WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday that he has entered a self-quarantining, as he had been in contact with a person infected with the emerging coronavirus "Covid-19".

"I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.

"I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home," he added. “My colleagues and I at WHO will continue to engage with partners to save lives and protect the vulnerable.”