Thu 23 July 2020:
The World Organization Chief has said that comments questioning his independence would not distract the organisation from its work in fighting the coronavirus.
Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under criticism, especially from US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who have accused him of being pro-China.
“The comments are untrue and unacceptable and without any foundation for that matter,” he said ata virtual Geneva briefing when asked about Pompeo’s comments questioning his independence.
He said politicisation was a great risk in fighting a pandemic.
WHO says US Brazil and India can ‘deal with’ pandemic
The World Health Organization has said that the US, Brazil and India, which are all suffering fast rises in coronavirus cases, can still get on top of the pandemic.
They are “powerful, able, democratic countries who have tremendous internal capacities to deal with this disease”, Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies programme, told a Geneva briefing.
US. coronavirus cases are set to exceed 4 million on Thursday, with over 2,600 new cases recorded every hour on average, the highest rate in the world, according to a Reuters tally.
Source: Al Jazeera News Agency
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