It is propaganda though. And you haven't based anything off any evidence.
It is propaganda though. And you haven't based anything off any evidence.This links to a recent press conference in Beijing, where all the recent and most topical issues were raised by both international and Chinese media organisations.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's replies were detailed and forthright.
The claim that China is thwarting an examination of the events and response surrounding COV19 was firmly put to bed, as were many other matters.
Of course there are many readers who will simply say it's Chinese propaganda and not worth a cracker. It's one thing to say it, however, and another to prove it. Hua's arsenal of facts was formidable and you will be hard pressed to find any misstep.
Comparing her performance to anything this year from the USA is like comparing cheese with chalk.
Nov 15, 2019
a very infectious form of plague has just hit prc. don’t know how patients are quarantined, but there’s widespread panic now in beijing. prc really brings deadly diseases to the planet. may just wipe out 69% of their population first.
It's reported to be a rat-borne disease but there are rumors that it could be the black plague.
And the Chicoms are secretive about it again... not unlike during the SARS outbreak back then.
Jesus, wuhan military games.Hmmm... France in December and New Jersey in November.
The plot thickens.
and reprinted in local press https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/wo...ible-shutdown-in-october-20200510-p54rid.htmlUS intelligence agencies are reportedly examining mobile phone data suggesting there could have been an emergency shutdown in October at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
According to a report, obtained by NBC News, there was no mobile phone activity in a high-security part of the Chinese laboratory complex from October 7 to 24. Previously, there had been consistent use of mobile phones.
There is new evidence to show that China locked down all domestic traffic internally by end January 2020 but pushed to open foreign travel till end March. Data from Tom Tom traffic index, a traffic location site that covers 416 cities across 57 countries show that as a result of this strategy, China, intentionally or otherwise, was able to lockdown its cities unknown to the world.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...nally-for-covid-19-but-pushed-foreign-travel/While this reduced the spread of the Corona virus within China, China’s aggressive foreign travel policy lead to a virus explosion worldwide. Here is the chronological events of what happened with the requisite traffic data from 10 major cities globally and the statements from Chinese leaders that will help readers reach their own conclusions.
I doubt there are many facts amongst all that.tying it together, chaps (a bit)
Recently and widely diffused, a dateline mid October: ( The Telegraph UK )
and reprinted in local press https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/wo...ible-shutdown-in-october-20200510-p54rid.html
and also, the French radio report, a RF2 report from France suspecting the first Covid-19 case in France on 16 Nov. (looking at 2500 thoracic scans from the time.
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/san...-des-le-mois-de-novembre-en-alsace-1588830642
Up to you, .... and if you like a bit of google, this is interesting:https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...nally-for-covid-19-but-pushed-foreign-travel/
Scientists have begun narrowing down how the coronavirus is spreading, and also pinpointing when it first began transmission around the world — and it’s earlier than first thought.
University College London’s Genetics Institute have screened the genomes of more than 7500 viruses from infected patients around the world. “Phylogenetic estimates support that the COVID-2 pandemic started sometime around October 6, 2019 to December 11, 2019, which corresponds to the time of the host jump into humans,” lead researcher Francois Balloux said.
The WHO can assess a virus as being characterised as pandemic, but it means nothing in terms of what the WHO actually does, that is, act within its powers.The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the rise of COVID-19
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/what-does-it-mean-to-declare-a-pandemic
Who Can Declare a Pandemic and What Criteria Are Required for an Outbreak to Be Called a Pandemic?
The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for declaring a pandemic.
https://www.britannica.com/story/wh...uired-for-an-outbreak-to-be-called-a-pandemic
WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging what has seemed clear for some time — the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/11/who-declares-the-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pandemic/
Hmmm... France in December and New Jersey in November.
The plot thickens.
You will not find anywhere in the WHO's powers that it can make an official declaration of a pandemic.
However, if it were to change then it would also need to confer on the WHO additional powers and responsibilities, and these would necessarily override the powers of member nations. That's never going to happen as even within nations we have seen federal governments unable to dictate terms to their States who have their own legislative powers.
Nice try but no cigar.WHO's powers to declare a pandemic are given to it by International Health Regulations (IHR). IHR is the leading international agreement on infectious diseases and other serious disease events adopted by WHO member states in 2005.
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WHO has made an official declaration of a pandemic several times in the past.
I will again quote from Encyclopaedia Britannica to assist with your badly needed edification....
Who Can Declare a Pandemic and What Criteria Are Required for an Outbreak to Be Called a Pandemic?
The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for declaring a pandemic.
https://www.britannica.com/story/wh...uired-for-an-outbreak-to-be-called-a-pandemic
From the same source....
In March 2020 an ongoing outbreak of a novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) was declared a pandemic by WHO officials. Infection with SARS-CoV2 produced an illness known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19);
There are hundreds of sources that directly contradict your claim. Another to add to the list...
WHO declares a pandemic of coronavirus disease covid-19
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared coronavirus a pandemic, reflecting alarm that countries aren’t working quickly and aggressively enough to fight the disease it causes, covid-19.
“We are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
For weeks now, the WHO has hesitated to make the pandemic declaration, for fear of inciting panic or prompting some countries to flag in their efforts, even though many epidemiologists believed the coronavirus had already spread to pandemic levels.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/11/who-declares-pandemic-coronavirus-disease-covid-19/
That is false as the statement is wholly inconsistent with the charter of the United Nations.Additionally, on your second point.....
The IHR also grants WHO the authority to take actions that can challenge how governments exercise sovereignty.
Nice try but no cigar.
Neither the WHO nor it's IHR confer an official capacity to declare a pandemic.
The WHO can and does characterise some infections as pandemic in nature, and will make such announcements.
I suggest you use the IHR as the basis of your comments as I made my point clear about what journalism keeps getting wrong.
That is false as the statement is wholly inconsistent with the charter of the United Nations.
The WHO can seek that Member States adhere to their obligations under the IHR, and make recommendations in the best interests of all parties.
As we have seen, nations continue to act as they see fit and the WHO is powerless to intervene.
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