Ministers from around the world are expected to call for an independent evaluation of the WHO’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during the organization's general assembly.
and exacerbated its spread into a pandemic.
The WHO has also faced criticism, with some observers saying the agency was at least far too credulous in believing Beijing's reassurances, which it then amplified uncritically to the wider world. The WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has also been under scrutiny after he heaped praise on Beijing's coronavirus response.
Ahead of the meeting, WHO’s COVID-19 special envoy, David Nabarro, said he hoped world leaders will delay criticism of each other's handling of the crisis until after the pandemic is under control.“This virus will just come back,” Nabarro told NBC News. “It will come back very loudly, roaring, and it will cause further distress.”Keir Simmons is a London-based foreign correspondent for NBC News.
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