
WHO chief says COVID-19 emergency declaration was made in ‘enough time’ for world to respond
Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 28, 2020. Denis Balibouse/Reuters Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave a robust defence on Friday of his and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “timely” actions in declaring the new coronavirus an international health emergency at the end of…