London ¨C The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China¡¯s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the U.N. agency on a government¡¯s handling of the pandemic.
¡°We don¡¯t think that it is sustainable considering the behavior of the virus and what we now anticipate in the future,¡± WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing.
¡°We have discussed this issue with Chinese experts. And we indicated that the approach will not be sustainable. ... I think a shift would be very important.¡±
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