China labels WHO remarks on 'zero-COVID' 'irresponsible' - Boston 25 News

Expand APTOPIX Virus Outbreak China Workers in protective overalls conduct mass COVID testing for residents on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (Ng Han Guan) May 11, 2022 at 5:38 am EDT BEIJING — (AP) — China on Wednesday defended sticking to its strict "zero-COVID" approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World Health Organization "irresponsible." The response from the Foreign Ministry came after WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had been discussing with Chinese experts the need for a different approach in light of new knowledge about the virus. "When we talk…