China, WHO could have responded to virus outbreak faster: panel

An independent panel commissioned by the World Health Organization criticized China and the U.N. health agency for delays in their initial response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to a report it published Monday.The panel of experts going over the handling of the virus spread, which was first reported by Beijing at the end of 2019, said "there were lost opportunities" to act at an earlier date and that the WHO was also "underpowered" to do the job expected of it."What is clear to the panel is that public health measures could have been applied more forcefully by local and natio…READ FULL ARTICLE