The White House said Saturday (Feb. 13) that the United States is “deeply concerned” about the World health Organization’s report on its investigation of the virus and called on China to release data on the early stages of the outbreak.
The mission of the World Health Organization (WHO) has never been more important, and we have deep respect for its experts and their daily work to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and promote global health and health security, White House National Security Adviser Sullivan said in a statement. That’s why President Biden rejected and reversed the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the WHO. But reengaging with the WHO also means upholding the highest standards. Protecting the WHO’s credibility at this critical Time is paramount. Crucially, this WHO report must be independent and free from manipulation by the Chinese Communist government.
The White House statement comes after a WHO panel of experts said Tuesday in Wuhan that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was most likely transmitted to humans through an animal intermediate host, but was highly unlikely to have been exfiltrated from a laboratory. Observers say this statement is almost an endorsement of the Chinese Communist Party authorities and has been questioned and criticized by many.
Recently, WHO experts gradually revealed that the Chinese Communist Party side refused to provide the WHO expert panel with data on early patients and the outbreak in Wuhan, and there were several heated arguments between the two sides.
The experts say that the Chinese Communist Party’s refusal to provide early outbreak information makes it difficult for the WHO experts to find clues that would help prevent another outbreak of a similar dangerous virus in the future.
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