World Health Organization Chief Visits China After Admitting Error in Coronavirus Risk Assessment

World Health Organization Chief Visits China After Admitting Error in Coronavirus Risk Assessment
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, speaks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Jan. 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The director-general of the United Nation’s health agency flew to China late Jan. 27 to meet with government officials and health experts amid the expanding 2019 Novel Coronavirus contagion.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss how to protect Chinese nationals and foreigners in areas affected by the virus as well as “possible” evacuation alternatives, a spokesman said.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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