Staff Reports
The World Health Organization (WHO) is in a tizzy once again, demanding answers from China about a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia among children. Seems like Beijing is pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes when it comes to public health data yet again. Typical.
The WHO is on the case, issuing an official information request for more deets on the pneumonia outbreak that’s got everyone scratching their heads. They want the nitty-gritty details — the who, what, when, where, and why. It’s not every day that the WHO goes all out and demands answers publicly, but when it comes to China and their record of keeping info under wraps during the whole COVID-19 shebang, the WHO ain’t messing around.
WHO demands answers from China about pneumonia outbreak: report https://t.co/CgTClykNOI pic.twitter.com/5MQRcaJzby
— New York Post (@nypost) November 23, 2023
According to reports, the Chinese authorities have been singing a different tune, blaming the surge in pneumonia cases on the fact that they loosened up their COVID-19 controls. They’re saying, “Hey, these illnesses are just doing their usual thing, no big deal.” Yeah, right. We’re not buying it, China.
But get this — the Chinese officials have basically admitted that the hospitals are bursting at the seams with sick kiddos. And they’re telling people to steer clear of those overcrowded germ factories and go to their local docs instead. Classic deflection tactic if you ask me.
And now, the WHO is breathing down China’s neck, asking for more reliable info about hospitalizations and deaths during the COVID-19 mess and other respiratory diseases floating around. It’s about time someone put their foot down and demanded some straight answers from the Chinese government, no more dancing around the issue. Let’s see if China finally comes clean or keeps playing this cat and mouse game with the world’s health officials. Tick tock, Beijing. Tick tock.
