World Health Organization member states agreed to an independent probe into the UN agency's coronavirus response.
File: Countries taking part in the WHO's annual assembly, being held virtually for the first time, adopted a resolution by consensus urging a joint response to the crisis.GENEVA - World Health Organization member states agreed to an independent probe into the UN agency's coronavirus response asCountries taking part in the WHO's annual assembly, being held virtually for the first time, adopted a resolution by consensus urging a joint response to the crisis.
The resolution, tabled by the European Union, called for an"impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" of the international response to the pandemic, which has so far infected more than 4.8 million people and killed over 318,000.It said the investigation should include a probe of"the actions of WHO and their timelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic".
The United States did not disassociate itself from the consensus as some had feared after Washington chastised the WHO on the first day of the assembly Monday and lashed out further against China over
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