Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in self isolation after being in contact with a person who later tested positive for the 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.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 1, 2020
He currently has no symptoms but will be monitored and only be tested if symptoms develop.
“Our current protocols don’t require that he be tested,” Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, told a news briefing in Geneva. “He is working at home…continuing to do his job in support of the world. His testing will be depending on the arrival of symptoms or otherwise.”
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.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 1, 2020
The WHO is leading the charge in the fight against the virus which has infected over 47 million people worldwide.
There have been more than 1.2 million COVID19-related deaths globally with over 33 million registered recoveries, as shown in the interactive graphic below:
