WHO chief: Praise for China's response to Covid-19 epidemic is genuine

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BRUSSELS (China Daily/ANN): Leaders of the World Health Organization have applauded China's massive response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus multiple times in recent weeks, and they have also been challenged by some sceptical reporters as to why they kept praising China.

When a Euronews reporter again raised the question at a news conference on Wednesday evening, asking if it was the Chinese government that asked the WHO for praise in order to save face, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus became emotional.

He also said Chinese authorities immediately notified Germany when a Chinese woman who visited Germany tested positive for the virus after returning to Shanghai. It enabled German authorities to take prompt action to prevent any serious problem. "What's important is not stigmatising a country or attacking a country, but standing in solidarity in fighting against the common enemy," Tedros said.

 

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