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Biased belief in CCP hurts the world: WHO is the accomplice 5/7

Thirdly, the most effective global approach to prevent the contagion being spread to other countries is to set travel restriction to and from China (the epic-centre). However, the approach taken by WHO seems to take care of CCP’s reputation and ego more than to consider the possibility of harms brought to the international community. Examples include:

1. Since the day CCP notified WHO the epidemics in China on 3 January, WHO announced numerous press releases and notices emphasising it is “not necessary” to have in place any concrete hygiene policies and measures on the travellers. WHO recommended not imposing any travel and trades restrictions on China.

2. Even though it has been well reported that the virus has spread outside China, WHO still applauded PRC for what they were doing about the situation. WHO is unwilling to declare a PHEIC situation. Even though the PHEIC mechanism has no coercive power on sovereign countries, it is an effective alarm signal to the world regarding the severity of disaster.

3. WHO was only forced to kick off the PHEIC mechanism until USA announced evacuation of American citizens trapped at Wuhan. Even till that moment, WHO only emphasised that their decision was based on consideration of the vulnerability of the public health systems of the developing countries affected by the epidemic rather than any scepticism about the works of PRC. WHO still called the world not to impose ‘discriminative’ trade and travel restrictions on China.

These suggest that WHO has lost its professionalism, neutrality and objectivity.

Source: HKCNews
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The CIA believes China tried to stop the WHO from declaring a global health emergency

Beijing was importing billions of medical equipment in January and February. The CIA believes China tried to prevent the WHO from declaring the coronavirus a global health emergency and suppressed information at that time. This claim echoes with another analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security which suggested that China suppressed information so it could hoard medical supplies from around the world.

The CIA report, following a German intelligence assessment published by Der Spiegel earlier, was the second report from a Western intelligence service that suggested China tried to delay the WHO’s declaration of coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

The WHO eventually made the announcement on Jan 30 and emphasized that China was not at fault. The WHO dismissed the notion that Xi himself intervened but declined to address specifically whether Chinese officials were involved in suppressing information.

China dismissed such allegations but has been widely criticized for its initial handling of the coronavirus which as of mid-May has infected more than 4 million people. The country’s death tolls and infection rates are viewed skeptically in the West.

Full Article: Newsweek
https://bit.ly/3bLKxMU

Further reading:
WH trade adviser pressed to defend China accusations
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-adviser-continues-focus-china-amid-criticism-coronavirus/story?id=70723322

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