Delay cost the world 4 to 6 weeks: BND
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/05/09
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
During a conversation on Jan. 21, Xi reportedly asked Tedros not to announce that the virus could be transmitted between humans and to delay any declaration of a coronavirus pandemic.
It took until the end of January before the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak needed to receive international attention. Because of China’s delay, the world wasted four to six weeks it could have used better to counter the virus from spreading, the BND concluded.
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