Tag: World Health Organization

US refuses to accept WHO’s findings on COVID-19 in China
China, World

US refuses to accept WHO’s findings on COVID-19 in China

The United States has refused to accept the latest findings by the World Health Organization which said that there is no evidence of coronavirus circulation in any animal species in China and said it will independently verify the results using its own intelligence.“We look forward, again, to seeing the report, to seeing the underlying data, to using what we may have within our own reach based on our own intelligence and analysis to corroborate what the WHO has found and to reach our own conclusions,” said Ned Price, US State Department Spokesperson, on Tuesday.He further said, “Clearly, the Chinese, at least heretofore, has not offered the requisite transparency that we need and that, just as importantly, the international community needs so that we can prevent these sorts of pandemics fro
WHO chief lauds India for support to global COVID-19 response
Asia, World

WHO chief lauds India for support to global COVID-19 response

As India continues to send large consignments of its coronavirus vaccine to its neighbors, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took to Twitter to express gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued support to the global COVID-19 response against the pandemic.“Thank you, India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for your continued support to the global COVID-19 response. Only if we #ACTogether, including sharing of knowledge, can we stop this virus and save lives and livelihoods,” Tedros said in a tweet on Saturday.India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines to its neighbors including Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.Large consignments of Covishield vaccine doses were flown in special Indian aircraft to Seychelles, Mauritius, and Myan