China and WHO promise pandemic review as US lashes virus response
China criticises ‘rumours, stigmatisation and discrimination’ during World Health Assembly annual meeting
18 May 2020 - 20:35
Geneva — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China, in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic.
But the WHO's chief critic, the US administration of President Donald Trump, decried an “apparent attempt to conceal this outbreak by at least one member state”...
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