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New Zealand defends absence from joint statement on World Health Organization coronavirus report
New Zealand wants to independently analyse the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report on the origins of coronavirus before it comments on the findings, explaining its reluctance to join others in expressing concern.
Key points:
- New Zealand was invited to add its name to the 13-nation list of countries
- China is New Zealand’s biggest trading partner
- New Zealand said its decision not to add its name to the list was made independently
Thirteen countries, including New Zealand’s Five Eyes alliance partners of the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada, cast doubt on the WHO report saying it was delayed and lacked access to complete data.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged some data was withheld from WHO…
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