China censors WHO chief for criticising zero-Covid policy The Week


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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticised China's zero-Covid policy. He is being censored on China's social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat. "When we talk about the zero-Covid strategy, we don't think that it is sustainable, considering the behaviour of the virus now and what we anticipate in the future," Ghebreyesus told CNN.  China called on the WHO chief to stop making irresponsible remarks. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian defended the zero-Covid approach and said, “We hope the relevant individual will make objective and reasonable views of China’s epidemic protocol and policy...