WHO is still asking China for data and information on Covid-19

WHO nonetheless asks China for data it has on Covid-19 – 5 years after the beginning of the pandemic

5 years after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Well being Group has once more at present requested China to share its knowledge and knowledge to assist perceive the way it began.

“We proceed to ask China to share knowledge and supply entry so we will perceive the origins of Covid-19. It is a ethical and scientific obligation. With out transparency and cooperation between international locations, the world can’t adequately put together for or stop future epidemics and pandemics,” the WHO stated in its assertion.

The Group, which is a part of the United Nations, recalled that on December 31, 2019, its workplace in China grew to become conscious of an announcement by the well being authorities of Wuhan that spoke of circumstances of “viral pneumonia” in that metropolis.

“Within the weeks, months and years that adopted, Covid-19 disrupted our lives and our world,” the WHO stated.

Earlier this month, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was requested whether or not the world is best ready at present for a doable future pandemic. “The reply is: each sure and no. If the subsequent pandemic occurred at present, the world could be going through the identical weaknesses that allowed Covid-19 to take maintain and unfold 5 years in the past,” he stated. “However the world additionally realized many painful classes from the pandemic and took vital steps to strengthen its defenses in opposition to future pandemics,” he added.

In December 2021, worldwide consultations started to agree on measures to forestall, put together and intervene within the occasion of a brand new pandemic. The 194 WHO member international locations that participated within the negotiations settle for the content material of the settlement however not its sensible features. The deadline for ending negotiations is Could 2025.

Supply: KYPE