On January 30, the WHO’s Emergency Committee announced, reluctantly, that the new coronavirus, “Corona,” has become a “public health emergency of an international dimension.” It can be read clearly between the lines of the statement that the announcement was hesitant, in which the organization confirmed that "The declaration should be viewed" in the spirit of support and appreciation to China and its people, and the measures it took on the front lines of this outbreak, with transparency. " The WHO recommended other countries “to put in place robust measures to detect disease early, isolate and treat cases, track contacts, and promote social divergence measures.”

But again, the world organization recommended not to place “any restrictions on travel or trade”, and that such measures could “promote stigma or discrimination”, but this time it went further, and countries were told that they should interfere in movement International, ”to“ send to the World Health Organization the rationale and public health justification within 48 hours of implementing the measures. ”When the United States, other than its citizens, coming from China prevented entry on January 31, critics and a WHO spokesperson denounced these restrictions As "counter-productive," it is likely to cause "social upheaval," and when Australia and Singapore followed the US move, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said the United States had "made and spread terror without stopping."

Confusing instructions

On February 3, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanum Gebresus reiterated the advice of the WHO not to restrict travel from China, and said that "had it not been for China, the number of cases outside China would have been much higher", which once again means that other countries should adopt Beijing should control the external spread of the Corona virus, rather than imposing its own restrictions, and the next day Tedros called on countries to lift travel restrictions, which he said could “lead to increased fear and stigma, with few public health benefits.”

Many countries have followed the WHO guidelines, including countries that lack adequate health infrastructure, and rely on the support of international organizations such as the World Health Organization.

Pakistan, an ally of China, which stopped flights from various Chinese cities on January 31, resumed its flights on February 3, to suspend them again on March 21, and Ethiopia continued its flights to and from China, despite desperate appeals from other East African countries, To prevent the virus from entering Africa through Addis Ababa Airport, which is the main gateway to China.

Self contradiction

By February 26, Tedros delivered a speech in which he said: “We are not witnessing sustained and intensive transmission of this virus in society, and we are not witnessing severe disease or many deaths.” On the same day, his organization reported 81,109 confirmed cases of coronavirus in 38 countries, including There were 2762 recorded deaths, and the risk assessment was "high" in the whole world, yet the Health Organization confirmed, again on February 29, that it "continues to advise against the application of travel or trade restrictions to countries experiencing the spread of" Covid-19 ". .

In a strange case of self-contradiction, the world organization considered that "restricting the movement of people and goods during public health emergencies is ineffective, in most cases," while a senior WHO epidemiologist, Bruce Aylward, praised China for its "bold approach". In the face of the rapid spread of this new respiratory disease, ”an approach that“ changed the course of what was a deadly epidemic that is escalating rapidly, and still is. ” The organization's strange message seems to be that China was right to impose a stone on its population, but that other countries should not close their doors to China.

Strict restrictions

Of course, China has strict restrictions on international travel, preventing entry to almost all foreigners, including those who have residence permits, since March 28. Perhaps in reference to the directives of the health organization that these restrictions should be "for a short period" and described their movement as a "temporary measure" that will be "calibrated in light of the evolving situation," and to review it regularly as the situation evolves. As of late May, the situation had not developed sufficiently for China to lift the international travel ban. There was no word from Tedros, or the World Health Organization, about the appropriateness of Chinese measures to shut down its airports in the face of the world, now that China itself is relatively free of the virus, unlike the situation at the beginning of the epidemic.

US President Donald Trump, and his supporters, are not the only ones who believe that “the World Health Organization was strangely determined to praise China,” as Trump wrote in a letter, on May 18, to Tedros, threatening to cut US funding permanently, withdraw from the organization, Now more than 110 countries are calling for an investigation into the way the United Nations is dealing with the emerging coronary virus crisis, and the coming days will tell us how neutral and independent this investigation is.

The official decision issued by the "WHO", which provides for an investigation, does not refer to China, and this may be the reason why China ultimately agreed to participate and support. The resolution also suggests that the investigation may benefit from “the mechanisms in place, as appropriate,” and this means that we are not surprised if the organization assesses itself, and we will not be surprised if this evaluation does not ultimately blame the World Health Organization or China.

Algeria denounces the statements of the Director of the Regional Office of the Organization

In an example of the organization's contradiction in its data and the differences in countries with it, the Scientific Committee for Monitoring and Follow-up of the Corona Virus Pandemic in Algeria denounced the statements of the Director of the WHO Regional Office in Africa regarding HIV cases in the country.

According to Algerian state television, the scientific committee considered that the director of the WHO regional office "had tampered with WHO data in this regard, driven by rejected selective considerations."

The Scientific Committee refuted "completely the conclusions of the Regional Director, and considered her position as a violation of her powers, and may be driven by selective considerations rejected in form and content."

The World Health Organization said in its report on the situation in Africa, "Africa has recorded more than 200,000 cases of confirmed (Corona) virus so far, with more than 5,600 deaths."

The UN has indicated that 10 out of 54 countries contribute about 80% of all cases, and that more than 70% of deaths occur in only five countries: Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.

US President Donald Trump, and his supporters, are not the only ones who believe that “the World Health Organization was strangely determined to praise China”, and now calls on more than 110 countries to conduct an investigation into the organization’s handling of the emerging coronary virus crisis, and the future will be able to judge the integrity of the investigation .

Amid a strange contradiction, the "World Health" considered that "restricting the movement of people and goods during public health emergencies is often ineffective," while Bruce Aylward, the scientist in the organization, praised China for its "boldness in facing the rapid spread of this new respiratory disease."

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January is the date the United States prevented non-citizens from entering China.

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