"WHO puts politics ahead of public health", U.S. Department of State considers verification, April 11, 6:58 AM
Regarding the response of the World Health Organization to the new coronavirus, the U.S. State Department criticized NHK for reporting that "WHO put precedence over politics over public health." Was shown.
Regarding the WHO, the US Trump administration has criticized its response to the new coronavirus as "extremely Chinese" and is considering stopping funding.
In response, a State Department spokesman told Wednesday that a WHO report from Taiwan last December said that a possible human-to-human transmission occurred in Wuhan. "I am deeply concerned that the information has not been made known to the world. The WHO did not allow Taiwan to attend the General Assembly, again placing priority on politics over public health," he criticized the WHO.
"The WHO did not declare an" international public health emergency "until January 30, spending time and human life," he said, as well as when the United States refused entry from China. "WHO opposes travel restrictions, but continues to praise China's leadership. WHO's misjudgment has restricted travel to and from China in many countries," said Tedross. Was delayed. "
After responding to the recent outbreak, he stated that Member States, including the United States, should examine the WHO's set of responses for issues.