Representative image Truly independent probe needed as WHO was focused on pleasing Beijing: Ex-US official on COVID-19 origins study ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 19:52 IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): The recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing, said a former US National Security Council s senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense, adding that a truly independent investigation is needed to prevent the next pandemic.
In an opinion piece in National Interest, Anthony Ruggiero, who is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, called for new leadership at WHO and said that the current director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus helped to create this situation by not dealing more forcefully with Beijing early on .
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Last month, WHO released a long-awaited joint report on the origins of COVID-19. (Representational)
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The recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing, said a former US National Security Council s senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense, adding that a truly independent investigation is needed to prevent the next pandemic.
In an opinion piece in National Interest, Anthony Ruggiero, who is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, called for new leadership at WHO and said that the current director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus helped to create this situation by not dealing more forcefully with Beijing early on .
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