Observer Report
Beijing
China said Friday it supports a World Health Organization-led review into the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, but only “after the pandemic is over”.
The review should be conducted in an “open, transparent and inclusive manner” under the leadership of WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Hua said at a press briefing.
She added that it should be at an “appropriate time after the pandemic is over”.
The review should “summarise the experience and deficiencies of the international response to the pandemic, strengthen the WHO´s work, enhance the construction of countries´ core public health capabilities, and provide suggestions to improve global preparedness against major infectious diseases,” said Hua.
She said China would cooperate with WHO efforts to trace the origin, but rejected US calls for an investigation, accusing it of “politicising the issue”.
Hua stressed that any inquiry should be based on the International Health Regulations, and be authorised by the World Health Assembly or Executive Committee — the WHO´s dual governing bodies.
