China calls on WHO to take 'just position' on COVID-19
"We... hope the WHO secretariat will uphold a scientific, objective and just position, and make efforts to play a positive role for the world's response to the pandemic challenge," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a press briefing.
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- Published Date: 11:40 | 05 January 2023
- Modified Date: 11:40 | 05 January 2023
China called on the World Health Organization on Thursday to take a "just" position on Covid-19, after the body criticised Beijing's "very narrow" definition of virus deaths.
"We... hope the WHO secretariat will uphold a scientific, objective and just position, and make efforts to play a positive role for the world's response to the pandemic challenge," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a press briefing, insisting Beijing "maintained close cooperation with the WHO".
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