The World Health Organization’s director-general said Monday that the agency had sounded the highest level of alarm over the novel coronavirus early on, but lamented that not all countries had heeded its advice. “The world should have listened to WHO then, carefully,” he told a virtual press briefing. The organization has faced scathing criticism from US President Donald Trump, who earlier this month suspended Washington’s funding after accusing WHO of downplaying the seriousness of the outbreak and kowtowing to China, where the novel coronavirus first surfaced late last year. “I think that suffices the importance of listening to WHO’s advice.”“We advised the whole world to implement a comprehensive public health approach, and we said find, test, isolate, and do contact tracing,” he said. For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 28, 2020 03:45 UTC