By Omolola Afolabi
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation Director has gone into quarantine after contact with a COVID-19 positive patient.
He disclosed this on verified his Twitter handle on Monday.
He tweeted “I’ve been identified as a contact person of someone who has Covid-19 symptoms,i am well and without symptoms but will self quarantine over the coming days and self quarantine from home”.
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Ghebreyesus however advised all persons to comply with Covid-19 health guidance as according to him,this is how the chain of transmission and suppression of the virus as well as protection health systems is assured.
“My colleagues and I at WHO will continue to engage with partners in solidarity to save lives and protect the vulnerable”,he added.
Ghebreyesus and other officials at the WHO have been at the forefront of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic since it broke out early in the year.
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