The bill also highlights “inconsistencies” in WHO data, praise of China’s response by WHO officials and a delay in declaring an emergency. It also cites a “longstanding and concerning relationship” between WHO and China, including cooperation for China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative. “It’s obvious the World Health Organization needs change and there are questions that need to be answered,” he said. “This should be a nonpartisan bill because this is an American issue,” he said. “Those tens of thousands of Americans who died as a result of COVID-19 were Democrats, they were Republicans, they were independents, they were Americans -- so this should be an American inquiry and an American bill.”

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2020 18:56 UTC