: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO : 65 Staff Coronavirus Cases Among Since Pandemic Began

Dubai- Massader News

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday there had been 65 coronavirus infections among its staff worldwide since the start of the pandemic, according to Reuters.

“We have had some cases last week that associated with each other … all are doing well, all have had mild (symptoms) or (are) asymptomatic,” Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead for COVID-19, told a virtual briefing.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday marked his return from quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus in early November.

(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge in Geneva and Michael Shields in Zurich; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by David Goodman)