The World Health Organization says it needs China to share more data on its explosive COVID-19 outbreak, as it praises the United States for 'radical transparency'.
abc.net.au/news/world-health-organization-seeks-china-covid-19-data/101847256The World Health Organization has reiterated the need for China to share more data on its explosive COVID-19 outbreak, while praising the United States for "radical transparency" in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant.
"WHO still believes that deaths are heavily under-reported from China," its emergencies director, Michael Ryan, said.and also pointed to "the need for doctors in the public health system to be encouraged to report these cases, and not discouraged". "There's been radical transparency on behalf of the United States, in terms of engaging with the WHO regarding the data and the impact of that data," Dr Ryan said.
The subvariant — detected in 38 countries — clearly has a "growth advantage" over other forms of the virus, she told reporters.
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