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Why won't China allow an independent investigation on the origin of COVID-19? [closed]
Why won't China allow an independent investigation on the origin of COVID-19?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-statement/u-s-13-countries-concerned-who-covid-19-origin-study-...
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What is preventing UN from playing a more assertive role atleast in Global Pandamic situation?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN member nation's response was more or less defined by the country leaders' personality. WHO guidelines were generally followed and acted upon. However, few ...
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What is the Biden administration's position on the WHO investigation into the origins of coronavirus?
Has the Biden administration expressed support of the World Health Organization investigating the origins of COVID-19 in China?
The Wikipedia article on the WHO investigations only mentions the views ...
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Are any nations in discussions with China to prevent any further dangerous viruses from becoming pandemic? [closed]
Has the US (or any western government) made any representations to China concerning responsibility regarding Covid-19?
And is anyone in discussions with China, or any other country, as to how to ...
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What benefit does the USA gain when it withdraws from WHO?
According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump has threatened to quit the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from the World Health
Organization unless it ...
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How did the US "sabotage" the adoption of the latest World Health Assembly resolution regarding Covid-19?
The Intercept claims that:
Last month, Australia led the way in calling for such an investigation, suggesting that it would raise the issue at the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of ...
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Has the WHO or any individual countries released COVID-19 statistics divided on basis of sex?
In February 2019, the U.S.A released HIV statistics based on sex:
Have the WHO or any individual countries released COVID-19 statistics divided on this basis?
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Could the CCP have disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic much earlier as the U.S. claims? [closed]
Could the CCP have disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic much earlier as the U.S. claims? What are the standards in terms of pandemic reporting and did the Chinese Communist Party meet those standards? What ...
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What expert advice was behind WHO’s endorsement of live animal markets in China? [closed]
According to Australia’s SBS news article Morrison chides WHO as wet markets reopen in China's coronavirus epicentre, the WHO has endorsed live animal markets re-opening in China. If the PM of ...
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What is the difference between the CDC and the WHO as it pertains to the USA?
With regards to President Trump's defunding of the WHO, here's my question to get a bit more context: With respect to the stated objectives with regards to US national interests, what is the ...
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Have any polls been conducted measuring support for the WHO?
In the past few weeks, we have seen some countries criticize the World Health Organization, particularly from Japan, and more recently the US President's withdrawal of WHO funding subject to a review.
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What's the earliest date on public record when the WHO requested to visit Wuhan to investigate COVID-19?
In the context of Trump's administration decision to suspend the funding of the WHO (pending a review), the BBC has this narrative:
"Had the WHO done its job to get medical experts into China to ...
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When did the WHO decide there was evidence of human-to-human transmission of Covid-19?
A January 14 WHO tweet that has been widely re-broadcast months later by the right-wing US press (e.g. NYPost, WashExam but not exclusively by them, e.g. Bloomberg opinion piece, Politico o.p.) said ...
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Has the WHO said anything about travel restrictions since the end of February?
The WHO was against travel restrictions as they detailed in a press release at the end of February. But in the month past (March) practically every country on earth has instituted travel restrictions, ...
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Why was the World Health Organization against travel restrictions following the COVID-19 outbreak?
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization initially opposed countries instituting travel or trade restrictions. Example tweet, NPR article mentioning WHO's advice.
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