The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus has gone into self-quarantine after he came into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
Announcing the new development, Dr Tedros said he would work from home for the period of the quarantine, even as he said that he had not developed any symptoms of Coronavirus.
“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,” Dr Tedros tweeted.
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He took the opportunity to appeal to everyone to comply with WHO protocols to be able to tackle the virus effectively as a second wave continues to ravage most parts of the globe world.
“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,” he noted.
He added: “My @WHO colleagues and I will continue to engage with partners in solidarity to save lives and protect the vulnerable. Together!”
Dr Tedros has been leading WHO's response to the Covid-19 pandemic since the outbreak early this year and has been working with world leaders and scientists to tame the virus and work on a vaccine.
The WHO boss has however found himself on the missile path of US President Donald Trump, who accused him of not being tough enough on China for its alleged late response to Covid-19.
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian biologist, public health researcher and official who has served since 2017 as WHO Director-General and is the first non-physician and first African in the role and was endorsed by the African Union (AU).
