FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a news conference on the coronavirus in Geneva, Switzerland February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoGENEVA: The United States called on the World Health Organization on Friday to begin work immediately on investigating the source of the novel coronavirus, as well as its handling of the response to the pandemic.
The WHO's executive board of 34 member states, including the United States, held a three-hour session on Friday. "This review will ensure we have a complete and transparent understanding of the source, timeline of events, and decision-making process for the WHO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.