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An independent panel said on Monday (18 January) that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until 30 January, writes Stephanie Nebehay. The experts reviewing the global handling of the pandemic, […]
Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January last year, and the WHO could have declared an international emergency earlier, the panel says.
They said the success was due to having Comrade Xi Jinping at the core .
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo last week revealed information to suggest the virus leaked from a Chinese bio-security laboratory.
Beijing hit back by calling Mr Pompeo a praying mantis trying to stop the rolling wheels of history .
It comes as an independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticised the World Health Organisation (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until January 30.
China s military might is growing alongside its economy (Image: GETTY)
An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until Jan. 30.