Accusations against WHO, European countries and the US: "Wasted time doing nothing"

A global catastrophe that could have been avoided. Pointing the finger at the responsibilities of the WHO and world leaders is an independent report that a rapid international response could have prevented the Covid-19 epidemic that broke out in China in 2019 from turning into a pandemic in 2020. But the delays in understanding and then in communicating, the wrong choices first and the lack of coordination then, have determined the disaster. The report by a group of experts of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, set up by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, gives clear and clear answers, also indicating various solutions to be adopted for the future, including dozens of recommendations, including the attribution of greater supervisory powers to the WHO. Experts have not examined the origins of Sars-Cov-2, but criticize the Chinese authorities and the world organization for being too slow to recognize that the virus was spreading in Wuhan and then to warn the world about the transmission of the virus. from human to human. Not only that, almost all countries in the world postponed interventions to see how far the virus would spread, a time-consuming process that only favored the spread of the virus. In fact, the measures arrived when it was already late. "For the future, a precautionary approach should be used from the outset, admitting that a respiratory disease can spread from person to person unless proven otherwise," the report states. It is therefore wrong that WHO waited until January 30 to declare that the covid was an international health emergency and to have waited until March 11, 2020 to declare the pandemic. February 2020 was also a "lost month" during which many countries could have taken steps to stop the spread of the virus. In the document there are also recommendations for the future: a new international treaty for the creation of a Global Council for Threats to Health; more investigative powers for WHO and the ability to publish information on epidemics even without government approval; new funds for the International Pandemic Financing Facility.

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