WHO Chief In Quarantine After A Contact Tests Positive
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is going into isolation for at least a few days. This is after he revealed he had been in close proximity of someone who has since tested positive.
“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. Covid-19 has claimed nearly 1.2 million lives. Infecting over 46 million people worldwide since emerging in China late last year.
Germany began a month-long partial lock-down on Monday. It is as part of efforts to curb the momentum of the coronavirus that has infected half a million people across the country.
As the new so-called “lock down light” came into force, the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases announced a drop in cases. With just over 12,000 new infections, though the figure is often lower on the first day of the week as not all health authorities report on the weekend. Infections of COVID-19 have been increasing sharply in the few weeks. With record caseloads becoming the norm. Chancellor Angela Merkel has introduced stringent measures on public life as a result.
The new restrictions are a lighter lighter version of the lock down seen in the spring. Schools and shops will remain open. Churches will be allowed to hold services and protests will not be banned. Nevertheless, all restaurants and bars will be closed. Meetings in public will be restricted to just two households. All recreational centers, such as pools and gyms, will be shut.
State and federal leaders will meet again in 10 days to assess if the new measures need to be tightened further still or whether they may be eased in December, depending on the rate of infections.
