‘Irresponsible’ Tedros accuses China of criticizing zero-sum strategy

The Chinese government responded to the World Health Organization (WHO) calling its director “irresponsible”. Tedros Adano KnittedWho described the country’s uncompromising and increasingly painful zero-covid policy as “unsustainable”.

†We believe it is not sustainable “If we take into account the behavior of the virus and what we expect for the future,” Tedro Adhano said on Tuesday.

The policy subordinated hundreds of millions of people to dozens of cities Restriction of different degrees of movementMost dramatically in Shanghai, which caused significant economic damage in China and abroad and caused great frustration.

officials in shanghai, It is now the sixth week under total lockdown, They said on Wednesday that half the city had reached “zero mixed” status, but restrictions would remain.

China’s uncompromising approach goes against most of the world where governments are present You have chosen to live with the virus.

In rare public comments about government policy, WHO Director-General Tedros Adano Gebreius said on Tuesday that China’s zero-tolerance strategy was untenable and It was time to change the focus.

“Now we understand the virus and the right tools. Switching to a different strategy will be very important. “We discussed this with Chinese experts and noted that the approach is not sustainable and I think the change will be very important,” Tedros added.

Tedros’ comments were not covered by Chinese state media and were censored on social media, with the only official response coming at a regular press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“We hope that the relevant person can objectively and rationally analyze China’s Covid policy and know the facts. Instead of irresponsible commentsThe announcement was made by speaker Zhao Lijian.