NEW YORK (REUTERS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday (April 8) that now was not the time to assess the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling instead for the international community to focus on working in solidarity to stop the virus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that now was not the time to assess the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling instead for the international community to focus on working in solidarity to stop the virus.
"Once we have finally turned the page on this epidemic, there must be a time to look back fully to understand how such a disease emerged and spread its devastation so quickly across the globe, and how all those involved reacted to the crisis," Guterres said in a statement.His statement came after US President Donald Trump sharply criticised the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak.
The secretary-general is due to privately brief the 15-member Security Council on the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday at the request of two-thirds of the body. "Now is the time for unity, for the international community to work together in solidarity to stop this virus and its shattering consequences," Guterres said.
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