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The World Health Organization should be overhauled and given more authority to investigate global disease threats, according to a review of the international COVID-19 response that found a myriad of failures, gaps, and delays allowed the coronavirus to mushroom into a pandemic.
While stopping short of assigning blame to any particular factor, the report released Wednesday by an independent panel co-chaired by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark linked the severity of the global outbreak to deficiencies across governments, the WHO and other multilateral organizations, and regulations that guide official actions.
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Originally published on May 12, 2021 5:51 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed dangerous failings on the national and international scale, according to an independent review ordered by the World Health Organization. The review found a range of problems, from a slow initial reaction to the coronavirus to weak links at every point in the chain of preparedness and response.
The coronavirus found a world vulnerable to the worst effects of a pandemic despite warnings from experts and a string of recent global health threats, from SARS and Ebola to Zika, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said.
Bullying complaint against Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, revealed
3 Mar, 2021 02:24 AM
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Get a first glimpse at Oprah Winfrey s interview with The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan and Harry. Video / CBS
Get a first glimpse at Oprah Winfrey s interview with The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan and Harry. Video / CBS
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Days before Prince Harry and Meghan s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey the couple have called new bullying claims by royal aides a calculated smear campaign .
British newspaper, The Times have revealed Meghan faced a bullying complaint made by one of her closest advisers during her time at Kensington Palace.