Published 4 years ago

Coronavirus: Leaked WHO files show China 'delayed releasing important information'

Summary by Sky News UK

China delayed releasing important coronavirus information during the early days of the outbreak, according to leaked WHO documents and recordings of WHO meetings obtained by the Associated Press (AP).

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Yahoo News

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” Despite the plaudits, China in fact sat on releasing the genetic map, or genome, of the virus for more than a week after …

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO

Although WHO continued to publicly commend China, the recordings obtained show they were concerned China was not sharing enough information to assess the risk posed by the new virus, costing the world valuable time.

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

China withheld data on coronavirus from WHO, recordings reveal

Complaints by officials at odds with body’s public praise of Beijing’s response to outbreak

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Coronavirus | China’s delay in releasing information frustrates WHO

It sat over key data on virus, costing the world valuable time

4 years ago·India

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The Independent

China delayed releasing crucial coronavirus information, leaked WHO files show

Vital data was withheld for over a week while virus spread ever more rapidly

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO, documents and recordings reveal

Throughout January, the WHO publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. In fact, Chinese officials sat on releasing the genetic map of the deadly virus for over a week after multiple government labs had fully decoded it, The Associated Press has found from internal documents, emails and dozens of interviews.

4 years ago·Canada

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