During a segment of the interview, Ms Tong asked if the WHO would reconsider letting Taiwan join the organisation. Dr Aylward first didn't respond for several seconds before saying he couldn't hear the journalist. The journalist rang Dr Aylward again and asked if he could comment on Taiwan's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Dr Aylward then ended the interview by saying: 'With that, I'd like to thank you very much for inviting us to participate.' Dr Aylward then ended the interview by saying: 'With that, I'd like to thank you very much for inviting us to participate.'

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2020 16:56 UTC