by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research:
In the course of the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) had already pointed to a possible Global Public Health crisis in relation to China’s novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) categorized as a viral pneumonia. The virus outbreak is centred in the city of Wuhan, a city in Eastern China with a population in excess of 11 million.
On 22 January, the members of the WHO Emergency Committee “expressed divergent views on whether this event constitutes a PHEIC or not”.
On January 30, The Committee reconvened and declared the coronavirus epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
(for details on the Committee meetings scroll down to ANNEX)
What justified this far-reaching decision by the WHO Director General?
About 9,600 corona virus (pneumonia) confirmed cases (Jan 30). And 213 deaths recorded in China on Jan 30, which has a population of almost 1.4 billion.
No deaths have been reported out of Mainland China.
Out of 9600 confirmed cases, approximately 150 cases of infection have been recorded outside China. Moreover, (based on the above data, Jan 30), the 2019 nCoV has a low mortality rate (2.1%) compared to the Seasonal flu.
CBS Screen scan, Jan 30, 2020
The above CBS quotation is misleading.
Based on January 30 data, what should be emphasized is the following
- No deaths occurred outside China,
- More than 9500 recorded cases in China,
- Approximately 150 cases recorded outside China, (see list below)
In contrast, in the US, the Centers of Disease Control estimate that so far for the 2019-20 season, at least 15 million flu virus illnesses, 140,000 hospitalizations and 8,200 deaths in the U.S, which has population of 330 million, about a quarter that of China.
And there was virtually no coverage or concern regarding the Seasonal Flu, which in 2017 resulted globally in 650,000 deaths.
Source CDC
The media has gone into hight gear: The Wuhan coronavirus is portrayed as a global threat.
The latter is corroborated by the recorded cases of infection and death.
Only 100 cases outside of China Mainland. No deaths recorded outside China.
Ironically, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a press conference confirmed that:
“The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China, but because of what is happening in other countries. Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, and which are ill-prepared to deal with it.”
What was happening “in other countries” (aka approximately 150 cases of infection and no recorded deaths in 23countries and 2 territories (Macau and Hong Kong) (Jan 30)) does not justify the launching of a WHO sponsored Worldwide Public Health Emergency. (See below for distribution by country).
Coronavirus cases of infection: by country
Source Al Jazeera quoting official sources, January 31, 2020
- Australia – 9
- Cambodia – 1
- Canada – 3
- China – 9,809
- Macau -7 The city of Macau, a gambling hub
- Hong Kong, 12
- France – 6
- Finland – 1
- Germany – 7
- India – 1
- Italy – 2
- Japan – 16
- Malaysia – 8
- Nepal – 1
- Philippines – 1
- Russia – 2
- Singapore – 16
- South Korea – 11
- Spain – 1o
- Sri Lanka – 1
- Thailand – 19
- United Kingdom – 2
- United States – 6
- United Arab Emirates – 4
- Vietnam – 5
TOTAL 152 (without China)
My question to the Director General of the WHO.
Do these numbers justify the launching of a Worldwide Public Health Emergency?
6 in the US, 2 in Canada, 16 in Japan, 2 in the UK, 7 in Germany, etc. (Jan 30)
No deaths outside China recorded (Jan 30). And expert opinion under the helm of the World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a Worldwide health emergency, which is creating havoc. What is required is routine WHO support to China and countries which have recorded virus infections.
The decision of the Director-General of the WHO is dramatic and unnecessary. It has triggered an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.
Fake Emergency? Can we Trust the WHO?
In turn, the corporate media serves as an instrument of disinformation. The public has been misled.
About 150 infections Worldwide (excluding China). The World population is 7.7 billion, China’s population is 1.4 billion.
A rash Committee decision adopted at WHO headquarters in Geneva.
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