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11.58pm GMT

According to the WHO guidelines cited by Dr Tedros, he should quarantine for 14 days. The guidelines state:

WHO recommends that all contacts of individuals with a confirmed or probable COVID-19 be quarantined in a designated facility or at home for 14 days from their last exposure.

A contact is a person in any of the following situations from 2 days before and up to 14 days after the onset of symptoms in the confirmed or probable case of COVID-19:

• face-to-face contact with a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19 within 1 meter and for more than 15 minutes;
• direct physical contact with a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19
• direct care for an individual with probable or confirmed COVID-19 without using proper personal protective equipment; or
• other situations, as indicated by local risk assessments.

11.53pm GMT

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