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U.S.-China feud dominates WHO assembly

Under U.S. pressure, the World Health Assembly unanimously approved a resolution calling for a review of WHO's pandemic response.

The opening of last year's World Health Assembly in pre-pandemic times
The opening of last year's World Health Assembly in pre-pandemic times (AN/Eric Bridiers)

GENEVA (AN) — Under fire from the United States, the World Health Organization's top governing body unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday calling for an independent review of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 194-nation World Health Assembly's resolution calls on WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to carry out an "impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the WHO-led international response to the COVID-19 outbreak “at the earliest appropriate moment.”

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