Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation. Photo: AFP Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation. Photo: AFP
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation. Photo: AFP
China /  Science

WHO revises coronavirus timeline to clarify its China office raised alert, not authorities

  • UN agency staff saw media announcement about ‘viral pneumonia’ on Wuhan Health Commission website on December 31
  • Information was provided by Chinese authorities on January 3, after two requests from the organisation

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
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Updated: 11:25pm, 4 Jul, 2020

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