WHO states agree to independent probe of Covid-19 response

Countries taking part in the WHO’s annual assembly, held virtually for the first time, adopted a resolution by consensus calling.

World Health Organisation member states agreed Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency’s Covid-19 response as US criticism mounted over its handling of the pandemic.

This comes as US criticism mounted over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. (AFP)

Countries taking part in the WHO’s annual assembly, held virtually for the first time, adopted a resolution by consensus calling for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the international response to the crisis, including a probe of WHO actions and “their timelines pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic”.