'WHO? Call it China Health Organisation!': Japan makes big allegations amid Coronavirus

Amid deadly vel coronavirus outbreak, deputy prime minister of Japan Aso Taro has slammed World Health Organization. Taro said that WHO should be renamed as China Health Organization or 'CHO' as he accused global body of giving in to China’s spin about coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to Japanese lawmakers in parliament, Taro referenced a Change.org petition calling for removal of WHO Director-General Tedros Adham Ghebreyesus.

He furr said that if WHO had t insisted to world that China had pneumonia epidemic, n everybody would have taken precautions. Japanese deputy prime minister also accused former director-general of global health body Margaret Chan of poor accountability. 

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coronavirus pandemic has led to postponement of 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. Japan had invested 35 trillion yen, which is equivalent to $12.35 billion, for sporting event. Japan has reported more than 2,500 cases of coronavirus, while close to 63 people have died so far. This is excluding Diamond Princess cruise ship harboured at Yokohama. cruise ship has reported more than 700 cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths.

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About petition 

petition started by Osuka Yip has w received nearly 7 lakh signatures worldwide. It blames WHO chief for underestimating COVID-19 and refusing to “declare China virus outbreak as a global health emergency” in late January.

It also alleges that WHO was t politically neutral and says: “Without any investigation, Ghebreyesus solely believes in death and infected numbers that Chinese government provided m with.” 

petition furr states that Taiwan should t be excluded from WHO for political reasons. Taiwan has been locked out of membership in WHO due to its complex relationship with China.

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