China's President Xi calls for an independent review of the global response to Covid-19 under the WHO once the virus is under control
This file photo shows a view of the executive board meeting, amid the coronavirus outbreak, at the World Health Organization , in Geneva, Switzerland. February 6, 2020.
During the two-day meeting, health ministers from around the world are expected to back calls for an independent evaluation of the WHO's performance, criticism of which has been led by US President Donald Trump. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the WHO "irreplaceable" and said it needed greater resources to provide support for developing countries.
"Unless we control the spread of the virus, the economy will never recover,” he warned. He called for the G20 countries to urgently consider a large-scale stimulus package that would amount to a “double-digit percentage of global GDP."Ghebreyesus pledged to launch an independent probe to review the coronavirus pandemic response as soon as possible.
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