The picture shows the White House epidemic briefing. (Photo: Associated Press)
[Overseas Network April 16th | All Time Zones of War and Epidemic]US President Trump announced on the 14th local time that the United States suspended funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) and officially launched an investigation into WHO’s response to the epidemic. CNN15 published a commentary on the 15th, asking 12 questions in succession, questioning the measures taken by the US government in epidemic prevention and control, and thought that "the Trump administration’s response to this epidemic crisis needs careful review".
After Trump announced "no supply", he threw the pot at WHO, claiming that the organization had "mishandled" and "concealed" the COVID-19 epidemic, and that "their mistakes caused so many deaths". CNN believes that this statement is a desperate attempt to divert people’s attention from the "catastrophic behavior" of the US government. The article mentioned that the COVID-19 epidemic was one of the biggest security failures in American history, and suggested that the US congressional oversight committee should immediately review the Trump administration’s handling of this "pandemic" epidemic failure, so that the United States can change its direction.
The article further lists the specific events of the US government during the epidemic, and uses 12 "question marks" to question them. The specific contents are as follows:
China reported the COVID-19 outbreak to WHO on December 31, 2019, and the National Security Council of the United States received a notification of the epidemic from the Health Commissioner of the United States in Beijing at the same time. The investigation should determine whether and when the White House received the news, and when it was the first part of the president’s intelligence briefing. For example, the article said that South Korea began screening flights on January 3, while the screening in the United States on January 17 was chaotic, and there were even no such measures in many places with serious epidemics."Why didn’t the US government conduct flight screening?"
On January 3rd, Gao Fu, director of China CDC, called Robert redfield, director of US CDC to discuss the epidemic situation."What did they discuss? When will the details of the call be conveyed to Trump and the US National Security Council? "
According to Washington post’s report, US intelligence agencies released confidential briefs on the epidemic emergency in January and February respectively."What is the warning content,Did the intelligence agencies make specific suggestions? "
Trump now seems to think that the United States has been "misled" by WHO. However, in view of the fact that many other countries are working in high emergency situations,"To what extent does the United States rely on WHO statements and warnings to formulate policies?"
On January 23, the WHO Emergency Committee did not designate the new pneumonia epidemic as a "global health emergency" but finally announced it on January 30. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a senior official on the Committee. At the meeting on January 23,"What advice did the official put forward? Does the representative of the United States ask him to declare a global health emergency? Has the position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention been discussed with Trump? "
In early February, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out the wrong test boxes in various states in the United States, and some red tape prevented this problem from being solved as soon as possible. Other countries have developed test boxes and conducted large-scale tests several weeks before the United States."What is the reason for the basic mistakes in the CDC?"
The federal government and many states have been competing for scarce and urgently needed supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilators, testing kits and other medical infrastructure."What information does (the US government) use to decide how to assist each state in obtaining these medical necessities?"Trump’s long-term delay in invoking the power of the National Defense Production Law has led the governor and mayor to fight for these missing materials until now."Why did you refuse to use the National Defense Production Law in many key weeks?"
Up to now, there is no agreed national strategy for "reopening the economy". On the contrary, Trump has an open conflict with many governors."What federal management systems and institutions are (the US government) using to obtain the best information and evidence so as to understand how to conduct and coordinate the actions of the federal government and the state government?"
CNN believes that all the above are urgent questions to be answered, but the United States failed to take early action, including mobilizing the supply of important commodities and coordinating among national, state and local levels, and it is the responsibility of the House Oversight Committee to solve these urgent problems. The article concludes, "The lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans are in danger, not to mention that the United States should help save the lives of millions of people around the world. Congress must urgently investigate and correct the catastrophic failure of the Trump administration in dealing with this crisis. There is no time to delay. " (Overseas Network/Tommy)