July 23, 2020 WHO chief blasts Pompeo for 'untrue and unacceptable' comments that agency director 'bought' by China The World Health Organization (WHO) director-general pushed back against remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday, after he alleged that the agency’s chief had been “bought” by China.
July 22, 2020 Why China continues to gather sway on the UN Human Rights Council Despite long being under a cloud of controversy for its human rights record – from the treatment of ethnic minorities to the muzzling of critics, all of which was amplified this year with the coverup of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan that spawned a global pandemic – China continues to climb the ranks as a human rights leader in the United Nations.
July 16, 2020 UN to launch postage stamp initiative to raise coronavirus funds The United Nations is set to launch a postage stamp initiative Friday that will help raise funds for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) effort to assist countries struggling from the coronavirus pandemic.
July 16, 2020 WHO taps ex-PM who blasted US withdrawal to lead coronavirus inquiry, as Pompeo warns of whitewash The World Health Organization has appointed former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, who criticized the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO as “foolish,” to lead the embattled agency’s probe into the coronavirus pandemic -- as the Trump administration says it fears a “whitewashed” investigation.
July 13, 2020 Hong Kong virologist claiming coronavirus cover-up tells 'Bill Hemmer Reports': 'We don't have much time' A Hong Kong virologist who fled to the U.S. earlier this year told "Bill Hemmer Reports" in an exclusive interview Monday that that lives could have been saved if the Chinese government hadn't censored her work.
July 12, 2020 Florida shatters largest single-day record of coronavirus infections in US while world sees cases spike Florida set a new national record for the largest daily increase in coronavirus cases in the United States on Sunday, while infections continue to spike around the world.
July 10, 2020 WHO sends team to China to set up investigation into COVID-19 origins: report The team will investigate when and where human-animal transmission might have occurred.
July 10, 2020 WHO says coronavirus airborne transmission is possible indoors Aerosols containing the COVID-19 virus suspended in the air can infect others upon inhalation in crowded, indoor spaces with poor ventilation, the World Health Organization wrote in an update published late Thursday.
July 10, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Chinese virologist accuses Beijing of cover-up: 'I know how they treat whistleblowers' Li-Meng Yan told ӣƵ that she believes China knew about the coronavirus well before it claimed it did. She says her supervisors also ignored research she was doing that she believes could have saved lives.
July 9, 2020 WHO boss forms coronavirus response panel with former Liberia, New Zealand leaders in charge The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday that former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will head a new panel tasked with giving “an honest assessment” of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.