The head of the World Health Organization said late Sunday that he had separated from himself after someone who had been contacted’ positively about what was tested in Covid 19, but insisted he had no symptoms.
"I've met someone who has had a positive experience
for # COVID19."
"I am fine and without symptoms, but in the
coming days, according to WHO protocol, and those working from home will be
separated from themselves," he added.
Tedros has been at the forefront of the UN Health
Agency's efforts to fight the epidemic.
Covid-19 claims to have affected the lives of
about 1.2 million people worldwide and more than 46 million since its emergence
in China late last year.
- 'Press the virus'.
"It's very important that we all follow the
health guidelines," Tedros said on Twitter.
"This way we will break the chains of #
COVID19 transmission, suppress the virus and protect the health system."
The 55-year-old former Ethiopian health and
foreign affairs minister has reiterated for months that everyone has a role to
play in stopping the spread of the virus.
The WHO urges all individuals to be careful about
hand washing, wearing masks, and keeping distance, while urging authorities at
various levels to work to find, isolate, investigate, and take care of matters.
Yes, then trace their contacts and separate them.
His comments come as anger and frustration over
the new coronavirus is mounting as several European countries put clocks
behind them with fresh locks and bans aimed at curbing head-on illnesses and
deaths to stop.
European governments are anxious to prevent a
worsening infection.
More than 279,000 deaths have occurred on the
continent since the onset of the epidemic.
Geneva, where the WHO is headquartered’ declared
a state of emergency on Sunday, saying it would go beyond Swiss national
measures to close all bars, restaurants, and non-essential shops.
Region officials in the region of about 500,000
said more than 1,000 positive tests a day were needed’ in recent days - and new
measures were needed’ due to the increase in the number of Covid 19 patients in
Geneva's hospitals and emergency care units.
The health situation is also deteriorating in the
United States, which has become a fierce critic of the WHO and its leader over
President Donald Trump's response to the Covid-19.
Trump is pushing the United States out of the
WHO, accusing China of being a "puppet" and mismanagement of the
global epidemic.
The worst-hit country already has 230,586 deaths,
according to official sources, with the United States adding 776 new deaths on
Saturday, the highest number in the world.
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