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Coronavirus: WHO head stands by his praise for China and Xi Jinping on response to outbreak | South China Morning Post

By Thomas A. Smith

The head of the World Health Organisation defended his earlier praise of China s response to the deadly coronavirus epidemic on Wednesday, questioning critics who disputed President Xi Jinping s leadership.

At the agency s daily briefing on the coronavirus now named Covid-19 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, said that Xi had shown the kind of political commitment and political leadership expected of countries facing a public health crisis.

Tedros made his remarks even while confirming that the Chinese government still has not approved the exact make-up of an advance team WHO wants to dispatch to China to investigate the virus.

via www.scmp.com