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The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is facing increased scrutiny over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Coronavirus: WHO Director Has a Long History of Cover-Ups<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | April 18, 2020<\/p>\n

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is facing increased scrutiny over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected<\/a> more than two million people around the world and killed<\/a> at least 150,000.<\/p>\n

Adhanom, who goes by the name Tedros, is an Ethiopian microbiologist who, with the help<\/a> of China, began a five-year term as head of the WHO in July 2017. He has been accused of misrepresenting the severity and spread of the coronavirus in an attempt to pander to China.<\/p>\n

The historical record shows that Tedros, the first African and the first non-physician to lead the WHO, has a long history of covering up epidemics and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, where he served as the minister of health and minister of foreign affairs.<\/p>\n

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