WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus isolating after Covid-19 contact

The director-general of the World Health Organisation is isolating due to fears of contracting Covid-19 from an associate (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The director-general of the World Health Organisation has said he is isolating after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for coronavirus.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “well and without symptoms” but would still self-quarantine “over the coming days, in line with WHO protocols” and would work from home.