China defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday but said it would "strive to do better" after independent experts criticised the speed of its response to a virus that has now killed more than two million people worldwide.
China, WHO Made Mistakes That Contributed to Global Spread of Pandemic: Panel
An independent panel has criticized Beijing and the World Health Organization (WHO) over their delayed response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China caused by the CCP virus.
“What is clear to the Panel is that public health measures could have been applied more forcefully by local and national health authorities in China in January [2020],” the interim report said.
The panel, established by the WHO in response to a World Health Assembly resolution in May 2020, is called the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. It is co-chaired by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian president Ellen Sirleaf.
China defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday but said it would "strive to do better" after independent experts criticised the speed of its response to a virus that has now killed more than two million people worldwide. Beijing has faced international criticism for an alleged lack of transparency after the virus emerged in the central city of Wuhan in late 2019 and for stifling whistleblowers who tried to raise the alarm. The.