Prognosis
China Shuts Down Videos of WHO Saying End of Pandemic in Sight
- Beijing appears to censor some media reports of Tedros remark
- Criticism against Covid Zero remains sensitive topic in China
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The World Health Organization chief’s comment that the end of the pandemic is within reach sparked lively online debate -- and some censorship -- in China, the only major country still trying to stop the spread of the virus.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that “we have never been in a better position to end the pandemic. We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.”