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China, the WHO and the power grab that fuelled a pandemic

China, the WHO and the power grab that fuelled a pandemic

Did the World Health Organisation miss its chance to stop Covid-19? More than a year and a half into the pandemic, we're no closer to a definitive answer on the origins of the virus. In this episode, The Sunday Times Insight inve...

The Story · The Times

August 18, 202135m 37s

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Show Notes

Did the World Health Organisation miss its chance to stop Covid-19? More than a year and a half into the pandemic, we're no closer to a definitive answer on the origins of the virus. In this episode, The Sunday Times Insight investigation team exposes China's ten-year campaign to seize power within the World Health Organisation, and the impact that had on the scale of the pandemic. 

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Guests: 

-Jonathan Calvert, editor, Sunday Times Insight.

-George Arbuthnott, deputy editor, Sunday Times Insight.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: PBS, AAP, NBC, France 24, WHO.

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