WHO Director-General Under Pressure To Resign Over 'China’s Virus Cover-Up’
Home > News Shots > World newsAmid the growing criticism over China's coronavirus response, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is currently facing calls for his resignation over China's response to the coronavirus crisis.
Ghebreyesus, is facing growing calls from US politicians to step down from his post for trusting China about the extent of the spread of the disease. As per a Fox News report, Republican Senator Martha McSally said, Tedros should resign over the 'Chinese cover-up'. She said that part of the blame for China's lack of transparency lay with the WHO director-general.
Further lashing out at WHO's Director, McSally claimed that he deceived the world and even praised China's 'transparency' during its coronavirus response. "Dr Tedros deceived the world. At one point, he even praised China's 'transparency during its coronavirus response efforts'' despite a mountain of evidence showing the regime concealed the severity of the outbreak. This deception cost lives," she said.
Looking back at February, when China reported more than 17,000 positive case and 361 deaths, Tedros then said there was no need to impose travel restrictions. He also asserted that 'unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade' were not needed.
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Dr. Tedros deceived the world. At one point, he even praised China’s ‘transparency' during its coronavirus response efforts despite a mountain of evidence showing the regime concealed the severity of the outbreak. This deception cost lives. https://t.co/ymmnCTeV8O
— Martha McSally (@SenMcSallyAZ) April 3, 2020
For the first time, #China has reported no domestic #COVID19 cases yesterday. This is an amazing achievement, which gives us all reassurance that the #coronavirus can be beaten. https://t.co/py3Ka2cbLK
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 20, 2020
#Pompeo said to Fox News "China has allowed hundreds of thousands of people to leave Wuhan to go to places like Italy that's now suffering so badly" . Stop lying through your teeth! As WHO experts said, China's efforts averted hundreds of thousands of infection cases. pic.twitter.com/kHGQqZK9wM
— Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) March 20, 2020
This was posted by the WHO on January 14th. The WHO owes an explanation to the world of why they took China’s word for it. So much suffering has been caused by the mishandling of information and lack of accountability by the Chinese. https://t.co/SooEnEPsjJ
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) April 3, 2020
WOW: Japanese official blasts China, says the WHO should be renamed the CHO -- China Health Organization, given the Chinese Communist Party's role in covering up the #coronavirus outbreak: pic.twitter.com/www1S2nRUu
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) April 1, 2020