“I can talk about personal attacks on me that last three months. Cruel or racist comments on me ... even life threats. I don’t care, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, the head of WHO noted that although he ignores personal threats against him, “when there is an insult to the community, this cannot be tolerated.”
Thus, he commented on the negative statements of US President Donald Trump regarding the work of WHO to combat the new coronavirus.
At the same time, Gebreyesus refused to answer the question of direct criticism from Washington, stressing that the organization is not involved in politics, and that people currently need unity.
Trump previously criticized the work of WHO in a pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19. Later, he even added that the United States is considering suspending the organization’s allocation of money.