WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Image: PA Images WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Image: PA Images COVID-19 WILL BE here for a long time to come, the World Health Organisation said today, warning that most countries were still in the early stages of tackling the pandemic.
“Most countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics. And some that were affected early in the pandemic are now starting to see a resurgence in cases,” he told a virtual press conference in Geneva.He said most of the epidemics in western Europe appeared to be stable or declining. The United States has accused the WHO of sounding the alarm too late, being too soft on Beijing and even having covered up the outbreak.
Pompeo added that Tedros had the power to go public if a member state was not following the rules, “and that didn’t happen in this case either”. Asked about calls for his resignation from within the United States, Tedros said: “I will continue to work day and night because this is a blessed work and responsibility: saving lives.”“Early evidence suggests most of the world’s population remains susceptible,” he said, adding: “one of the greatest dangers we face now is complacency”, as people grow fed up of being confined to their homes.
How is it that people in such high positions can have such a dodgy past?
Tedros is no Gro Brundtland - that’s for certain. The people who are even attempting to compare the two are making a joke of themselves.