We have the 4 men system and that could be 19 could be kind of. Funding. When the director general of the World Health Organization made this announcement on march 11th 2020 it came as little surprise to anyone by then from its origins and who had china the coronavirus had been spreading internationally for at least 2 months already infecting 118000 people and a 114 countries. As we now know tens of millions more would eventually be infected and to date at least almost a 1000000 people have died as things stand the covered 1000 pandemic is far from over. Yet back in those early uncertain weeks as the world was waking to an unprecedented threat the w. H. O. Came on to face attack. The agency is responsible to the United Nations leading the global respond. To contagious disease but critics accuse the organization of failing in its mission and every acting too slowly to the parents of the coronavirus some even claimed it had been too ready to believe what it was 1st told by the Chinese Government about the nature and severity of this new disease. As these criticisms grew we went to w. H. O. Headquarters in geneva to find out if it senior officials could have done more sooner to allow the world. Traveler the mother left. Me a junkie but also feature c. N. N. Picking. A. Feature cina. In some. Ways a moment in. Itself. On january 5th the w. H. O. Issued a reassuring press release about a mysterious new disease on the 31st of december 2019 the w. H. O. China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology detected in rwanda city a total of 44. 00 patients with pneumonia of unknown. Based on the preliminary information from the chinese Investigation Team no evidence of significant human to human transmission had been reported earlier joe advise is against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on china. But if all was still common geneva in taiwan an Infectious Disease specialist had been having sleepless nights but that was december 31st the last day the end of the year. I saw it around 530 because i woke up pretty early that day just happened i couldnt sleep well. Young any copies or pick up that message then post that to our lying group and sounding very. Interesting but also laurie. There was a post about the outbreak a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in china. Dr louis is the Deputy Director of Taiwan Center for Disease Control he says that from the outside there were 3 crucial indications that something very serious was happening in china. The growth is there or be sure announcement by the elves or storage to the hospitals these were reminding our beetle there is outbreak on your morning. Happening in hospitalized patients so be careful about taking old cases and the 2nd message doctors reminding each other while be careful because it could be dangerous to us so be careful that these patients were isolated and that a certain message was the bow to doctors chatting about well in my house we talk ive found so many cases of pneumonia and they seem to be associated with as wide as the full market and preliminary results there is its probably sarce. The 2003 sars epidemic which also began in china infected over 8000 people around the world and killed 73 people in taiwan one of the worst affected countries it had left the taiwanese very sensitive to the dangers posed by viruses capable of human to human transmission in order to limit any such threat the authorities knew that very strict containment and isolation measures would be necessary. The around 630 its still early bird generally its ok for me to be in our colleagues web chat group so i i send a message on that chat group saying well there is an Important Message i just saw earlier are and we need to carry that with the chinese authorities. But the center for Disease Control didnt just ask beijing for more information on december 31st it also raised the matter with. The leather says news resources today indicate that at least 7 of the typical pneumonia cases were reported in china their Health Authorities replied to the media that the cases were believed not sars however the samples were still on during examination and the cases have been isolated for treatment i would have greatly appreciated if you have relevant information to share with us thank you very much however chan and his colleagues at the c. D. C. Believe the w. H. O. If only warnings about the virus because taiwan over which china came sovereignty is barred from full member status. Check number one in the house or sorties in beijing already which will they are on top of the event if its really a event and number 2 it starts or not. It be and are used the only investigating or not. That email has since been at the center of a route between taiwan and the w. H. O. According to taiwan the fact that patients had been placed in isolation was an intrinsic alert of a human to human transmitted disease. They. May said that they wanted to. Know. Me scoop of. They want. Me. And for most of the influence i saw as the other for me. We thought well the message you we provide. In addition to requesting more information. You have to pay really careful attention to these events they say they are there in beijing they didnt reply that they were out thank you we have received. Taiwan decided it couldnt afford to wait for the w. H. O. On december 31st began implementing its own emergency containment measures their response was to prove highly effective taiwan has a population of 25000000 and sits only 93 miles from the chinese mainland to date it has had 498 piece of corona virus and only 7 deaths meanwhile louis chan says the chinese authorities kept annoying the problem. Press release on these numbers 31st and said well its not its not stars and theres no evidence of human to human transmission but we still think ahead we cannot risk the possibility that its really sars. So after all these question internally at the agency the. As the Prime Ministers Office we decided to start on board. Inspection of all the direct flights coming from things that day and those who do not count we had the wrong 12 the right a weekly basis down. By now the residents and mohan were also becoming alarmed. By. The border. Shock of course. You want to reach him so much and come at the back door. Lock. Them up. Shut a car open it up it could mean shortage of. Neurons i must try to as an italian whos lived a new hand since 2006 when all my cock typical but it got it really hard and i just took up the discussion of us to talk up a game of cricket subject to you. All for top dollar at your office of course i had a possible cost. On january 23rd 3 weeks after the 1st news of the mysterious virus had leaked and was knocked down by then over a 1000 people have been infected what happened in those crucial 3 weeks in january has yet to be fully explained and rolled out those 3 weeks no one will hoard almost to issue a press release on a daily basis. And all these press release just indicate oh Important Message number one its being controlled well and i think there was a least one week there were like 00 new case new on your case needle the law in your case so its its providing the wrong reassurance to the world while this outbreak is being well controlled in one dont worry about that still number 2 they kept saying there was no evidence of human to human transmission. The time when the c. D. C. Had already implemented containment measures but it remained in contact with china. On january 13th along with experts from hong kong and macau it sent a delegation to hand to study the virus we have a meeting with the public has no cause central provincial public has authority to discuss to ask more questions about the clinical courses. As i mean to. Report that there are 41. 00 cases of the typical. 28. 00 or associated with one man the full market. And 13 cases. Totally no association with one and she feels like it is a point i think we need to nor abolish it to make them the origin of the protein case. The chairperson of the meetin who came from a local authority has said that. There is no evidence or human to human transmission 1st and now we have another discussion and finally the Central Government officials said that what you say. Or didnt mention now we are seeing. The immediate human to human transmission cannot be excluded. Shewn there will be poetry damage or really soon. That crucial news doesnt seem to have reached the w. H. O. On january 14th tokenize ations director general pederast covering songs tweeted that there was no evidence of human to human transmission. Looks like they just totally trust beijing. And all of these 2 weeks 1st 2 weeks in january. They were basically copycat. Remember stay organized. To the members they. Cannot Member States. In the mean time i think they need the Chinese Government right to call for a write. In the beginning you basically take. It that. The Chinese Government. Is a professor of Global Health studies at sutton hole university in new jersey and an expert on the Chinese Health system. That is not. Government even was the National Health commission in china and the return is my understanding and my research suggested that even the National Health commission was and you formed this very true nature of the outbreak so there was clearly local government. By your twentys even though by that time it was an open secret in the front line. You know there was human to human transmission. Actually steal you know basically stopped at the official. Snow. You mean to human transmission. The very poor in pain that gives him over to the father so much for them into normal notified of aids and so on a regular basis on a call about this you know theres a. Lot of us but i think that it will make you cool to do the same but. I want to be there. On this course a lot because it. Yet and early january Data Collected by chinese hospitals late to published by the new england journal of medicine confirmed that there had been human transmission. It is proven that since mid december human to human transmission happened among people who were in close contact with each other. The 1st 6 people came from the Seafood Market from january 1 to january 11th but over 80 percent of the patients had never been there. 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They care stop what out of the schools is purcell this oh so most of us are that session t. V. Maybe then our dog the chicken or the latter my to measure the distance of cents on my screen no longer say i want a quest but a few days after this interview was recorded on june 5th the w h o changed its guidelines on mosques which are too general to address. In light of evolving evidence doubly advises that governments should encourage the general public to rid of mosques where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult its this kind of apparent inconsistency that has brought the w. H. O. Criticism which the Organization Says is unfair. You know everything. Because youre noncommittal. They are already. On a c c. But what still puzzles many is why it took the w. H. O. So long to declare events in china a Public Health emergency of International Concern this fake notice would have galvanized the International Community into an earlier and arguably more Effective Response but weeks after the w. H. O. Was notified about the roof outbreak the matter was still under discussion. Was the director general decided to. Be declaring. Just. Its an action. He used basically the government Chinese Government provided. Is working without a partner it is night and day in china and the other affected countries at the regional level and here at the headquarters to fill the gaps in our knowledge as quickly as possible wives shining. The fake. Trying to make disease reagans fish a new country. Shining. Finally on january the 29th 10 truscott france sauce flew to china on an official visit. To. Start. Those measures. Or to. Instead. Phrase the new few see leave a chinese response you have to also recognize the mishandling of the you know if they could just say well you did a great job of responding to the outbreak you know even though were in the beginning you miss and you know that may act and theyll call never you know i think that would howl. More credibility on his return on january 30th the w h os director general finally declared a state of international emergency. Health checks were now among the measures it suggested to Member States 4 weeks after taiwan had implemented the same procedures but surprisingly the w. H. O. Did not recommend any travel restrictions with china and. Doesnt. And actually open. Any regions for travel and trade or under. But that probably is that. Consistency. There to guide us. Crazy right then the Chinese Government for taking those drastic. Measure like you need me to write the students moved back into writing. But in the meantime you were telling other countries like dont impose those travel restrictions continue to accept. The passengers from china. And i could organize its own accord. What is clear i like you. Know political minded. People i mean so know you but you see there is she very little course of that so. It would be another 2 weeks before the w. H. O. Sent its own group of experts to study the situation in china initially the official program didnt even include a visit to hand the epicenter of the epidemic where there were 56000 cases of infection after pushing back the expensive venture he spent 24 hours in the city. To the surprise of many that final report continue to emphasize the w. H. O. His position at contagion from asymptomatic patients was not clear and was in any case ran. Getting bigger the better course as. Well its going to work. So. Well you know. Thats. Just the way following the expats returned to geneva on february 24th it would be another 18 days before the agency officially declared a pandemic. You know say the situation is under me where the abandoned me and i on a. Motor that are slammed by a motor that will be our pool because were out of the corners that i am going to some of the more i. Type and the music works it works because like a mascot he said what in my twentys. She said ill made going deeper than that i want to feel them where they could be like a causal person and they got out of the process put ropey them here to see the way this is a bit a more the norm. North korea isolated and heavily sanctioned yet earning billions around the globe there are 39. 00 is involved in everything that makes money for those korea. To carry defray the cost for us to take on tyson. The money this year and it goes straight into the coffers of the leadership a 2. 00 part people in power Investigation Bureau 39. 00 cash for kim park one on a 0. 0. Every. 600 hours g. M. T. On aljazeera on Canal Santamaria and these are the headlines the United States has broken with all other permanent members of the Un Security Council and declared socalled snapback sanctions on iran americas major allies britain france and germany had already written to the un to say sanctions relief would remain in place this dispute is over the Iran Nuclear Deal which washington pulled out of 2 years ago and so they have a signature say the u. S. No longer has the legal power to force through any changes in this report is from a diplomatic at a james pace its a route that even pitted the u. S