WHO Chief Says He Is Contact of COVID-19 Positive Person

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By Reuters
November 1, 2020COVID-19
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WHO Chief Says He Is Contact of COVID-19 Positive Person
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 3, 2020. (Fabrice Coffrini/Reuters)

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but added that he was feeling well and did not have any symptoms.

“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 said in a tweet.

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