WHO warns lack of global leadership hampers fight against pandemic
Politicisation of Covid-19 has made it worse, world’s leading public health body says
22 June 2020 - 16:01
Dubai — The lack of global leadership and unity to fight the coronavirus is a bigger threat than the outbreak itself, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday, adding that politicisation of the pandemic had made it worse.
He did not elaborate but the WHO has been criticised by some member states, especially the US, which says it was too weak, too slow and too “China-centric” in tackling the disease...
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