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Australian Reporter Rita Panahi Takes the Chinese Regime to Task Over the Spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus
Townhall.com ^ | March 28, 2020 | Beth Baumann

Posted on 03/28/2020 12:06:42 PM PDT by jazusamo

Australian reporter Rita Panahi slammed China's Communist Regime and the World Health Organization for their failures to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. China was so worried about making sure they weren't blamed for the virus that they did everything in their power to keep whistleblowers quiet. Instead of sounding the alarm about the Wuhan coronavirus, the WHO parroted the regime's talking points, saying the virus wasn't transmitted through person-to-person contact. The organization also failed to recommend travel bans to China.

"I want to talk about China's culpability and conduct throughout the coronavirus crisis that began in Wuhan wet market. The Chinese Communist regime not only lied, destroyed evidence and allowed the virus to spread, but it arrested doctors who, back in December, tried to warn the world about what was happening in Wuhan," she explained. "Some of the whistleblowers arrested and accused of fabricating, disseminating, and spreading rumors have since died. Other domestic critics, from a property tycoon to video bloggers have vanished."

"China is not a regime that tolerates dissent," Panahi explained. "China's initial cover-up included destroying lab samples that established, in December, the cause of unexplained viral infections in the Hubei province. How many lives would have been saved if China had listened to experts instead of silencing them?"

A study carried out by the University of South Hampton showed that China could have prevented 95 percent of Wuhan coronavirus infections "if it would have implemented tough measures just three weeks earlier." Instead of being proactive, the regime waited another month before taking action.

"What's just as shocking is the World Health Organization's complicity in this global pandemic," she said. "From the start, the WHO has unequivocally praised China's response and pushed its absurd narratives while ignoring the regime's dishonesty and recklessness."

Panahi reminded viewers that back in January, the WHO shared a tweet citing Chinese health official's who claimed there was no evidence the virus transmitted through human-to-human contact.

"[The WHO] refused to declare a pandemic until March 11th. And, as late as February, it was parroting China in criticizing travel restrictions," she said. "Don't forget that when Scott Morrison and Donald Trump implemented travel bans against China in late January, they did so against WHO's advice."

Both China and the WHO deserve to be held accountable for this pandemic. They could have kept the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading around the world had they admitted the virus began in China and was being transmitted through human-to-human contact. Instead of giving other countries the heads up so they could prepare or make decisions to protect their citizens, China was radio silent and they punished those who spoke out.

Instead of calling it the World Health Organization, we should call it the Chinese Health Organization. At the end of the day, the organization is only concerned about how the Chinese regime looks to the rest of the world.

“The Chinese communist regime has through its ineptitude, dishonesty and negligence unleashed a virus that will leave tens of thousands dead and likely cause a global recession...We must not allow this totalitarian regime to re-write history.” - @RitaPanahi on the




TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; australianpress; chicoms; china; coronavirus; ritapanahi; who; wuhanvirus
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1 posted on 03/28/2020 12:06:42 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Wu WHO Flu


2 posted on 03/28/2020 12:08:26 PM PDT by Cold Heart (.)
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To: jazusamo

Give ‘em hell, Miss Rita!


3 posted on 03/28/2020 12:10:03 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: jazusamo
WHO parroted the regime's talking points, saying the virus wasn't transmitted through person-to-person contact.

Never question athority. And 2.2M Americans are going to die from coronavirus. Ironically, there will be no other flu or naturally caused deaths in the next year.
4 posted on 03/28/2020 12:10:19 PM PDT by JoSixChip (I no longer support this government)
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To: jazusamo

Like communist governments everywhere they deny and blame others.


5 posted on 03/28/2020 12:11:40 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Cold Heart

Good one, sounds about right.


6 posted on 03/28/2020 12:11:50 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo
What the hell does "Held accountable" mean? I hear it all the time.

Comey should be held accountable.

Lisa Page should be held accountable.

Clinton should be held accountable.

China should be held accountable.

It likely means just shut up and go abut your business?

7 posted on 03/28/2020 12:17:27 PM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: jazusamo
Follow her on Twitter.

Love her!

8 posted on 03/28/2020 12:24:47 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Me and my homies woulda been stackin' bodies by now- G. Washington.)
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To: jazusamo
Australian reporter Rita Panahi slammed China's Communist Regime and the World Health Organization for their failures to prevent the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

I'm glad someone is doing this.

Are you paying attention, US MSM?

9 posted on 03/28/2020 12:24:47 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: jazusamo

If she worked for FoxBuisness she would be un-employed


10 posted on 03/28/2020 12:25:28 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: Rummyfan

Bump!


11 posted on 03/28/2020 12:30:44 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo

She’ll be joining Trish Regan in the unemployment line...


12 posted on 03/28/2020 12:45:35 PM PDT by moovova
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I vote we pay for this by marking the debt we owe them “paid in full”.


13 posted on 03/28/2020 12:56:31 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: mosaicwolf

You can just forget justice in America. Comey, Clinton Brennan etc. are all home free. Forget any justice that takes years to implement.


14 posted on 03/28/2020 1:05:04 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: mosaicwolf

“What the hell does “Held accountable” mean? I hear it all the time.”

I’ve said multiple times, it’s the most meaningless phrase in the English language.


15 posted on 03/28/2020 1:29:19 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Good luck finding a jury that would vote to convict anyway.


16 posted on 03/28/2020 1:42:19 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: jazusamo

Sort of like the Rats, the Chicoms don’t want to tell the truth because they know they would lose the argument (election). I guess in other words, they know they would look bad.


17 posted on 03/28/2020 2:00:13 PM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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18 posted on 03/28/2020 2:19:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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There's your culprit:

..."What's just as shocking is the World Health Organization's complicity in this global pandemic," she said. "From the start, the WHO has unequivocally praised China's response and pushed its absurd narratives while ignoring the regime's dishonesty and recklessness." Panahi reminded viewers that back in January, the WHO shared a tweet citing Chinese health official's who claimed there was no evidence the virus transmitted through human-to-human contact.

"[The WHO] refused to declare a pandemic until March 11th. And, as late as February, it was parroting China in criticizing travel restrictions," she said. "Don't forget that when Scott Morrison and Donald Trump implemented travel bans against China in late January, they did so against WHO's advice."

Consequently, anyone, regardless of their vaunted position in the public health heirarchy who follows the WHO recommendations, is equally guilty.

19 posted on 03/28/2020 4:59:13 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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To: SunkenCiv; Candor7
JANUARY 2020 WHO SAYS

Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in Wuhan, China

WHO SOURCE


20 posted on 03/28/2020 5:41:11 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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