Der Spiegel: Chinese President asked WHO chief to hold back information about human-to-human transmission of COVID-19
Der Spiegel: Chinese President asked WHO chief to hold back information about human-to-human transmission of COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping personally asked World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom to delay a global warning about the threat of COVID-19, Der Spiegel reported.

Der Spiegel mentioned the country’s Federal Intelligence Service, saying that “on January 21, China’s President Xi Jinping asked World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom to hold back information about a human-to-human transmission and to delay a pandemic warning.”

German news magazine added that the WHO denied the allegations regarding the phone call.