‘It contained inaccuracies and inconsistencies and was withdrawn, Guerra alerted top management of the need for checks and corrections’
Milan, 12 April (beraking latest news Salute) – The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus “was not involved in the development, publication or withdrawal of the report” entitled ‘An Unprecedented Challenge’ on Italy’s first response to Covid-19, written by Francesco Zambon and the researchers of the WHO Venice office. To point this out to beraking latest news Salute is a spokesman of the WHO, Christian Lindmeier.
That report, he explains, “was a regional document published prematurely by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The data and information contained in the report had not been verified and contained inaccuracies and inconsistencies. It should not have been published and was withdrawn from the European office under the authority of the Regional Director “, Hans Kluge.
The director general Tedros “was not involved in the development, publication or withdrawal of the report”, reiterates the WHO spokesman, who also clarifies some points on the role of Ranieri Guerra, now being investigated by the Bergamo prosecutor for false information to prosecutors as part of the ongoing investigation. Guerra “reported to director general Tedros and regional director Kluge”, and “alerted both of them regarding the need to check the data and make appropriate corrections to the report”. At the time, the Italian expert was on “a mission to support the Italian response to Covid-19”, reconstructs the WHO spokesperson, specifying that Guerra is “currently a special adviser” of the WHO and “was previously one of the 11 deputy directors . At no time has he been ‘WHO number 2’ as some media outlets say. “
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