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China, WHO Made Mistakes That Contributed to Global Spread of Pandemic: Panel

China, WHO Made Mistakes That Contributed to Global Spread of Pandemic: Panel
A man wearing a protective mask and gloves walks on a nearly empty street in Beijing on Feb. 23, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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An independent panel has criticized Beijing and the World Health Organization (WHO) over their delayed response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China caused by the CCP virus.
“What is clear to the Panel is that public health measures could have been applied more forcefully by local and national health authorities in China in January [2020],” the interim report said.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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