Public Health Didn’t Cite Input From Military Intelligence on Pandemic, Relying Exclusively on WHO Instead: Report

Public Health Didn’t Cite Input From Military Intelligence on Pandemic, Relying Exclusively on WHO Instead: Report
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal on Jan. 3, 2021. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
Justina Wheale
Updated:
Canadian federal health officials did not cite early warnings about the threat of COVID-19 gathered from military intelligence, while appearing to rely almost exclusively on assessments from the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a CBC report.  
The warnings were created by a specialized unit of the Canadian military in early January 2020. The unit exchanges classified medical intelligence with the United States and other close allies.