Opinion: Why Trump and his allies’ criticisms of the WHO are wrong
, including active surveillance, early detection, isolation and case management, contact tracing and prevention of onward spread.” Yet U.S. politicians focused on keeping the virus out rather than rapidly scaling up core public health defenses when there was time to do so.
Some criticize the WHO for not declaring a global health emergency sooner. China reported the novel coronavirus to the WHO, describing a cluster of pneumonia cases and no deaths. In retrospect, the virus probably circulated in Wuhan weeks before China’s report. Still, the WHO has been transparent, issuing regular updates and warning governments of likely perils. It was hobbled by inadequate data from China, whose leadership, like the U.S.
When Tedros declared a global emergency Jan. 30, there were still relatively few reported cases outside China. World leaders, including Trump, had ample opportunity to act as the virus swept across China and East Asia, then to Europe. Some countries responded. South Korea, for example, blended aggressive testing and contact tracing with social-distancing efforts. It conducted health checks and followed up on arriving travelers.
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