BEIJING: China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the
Covid-19 pandemic led by the
World Health Organization (WHO) after the
virus is brought under control, Chinese President
Xi Jinping said on Monday.
Xi, in a video speech to the world health assembly, said China has been open and transparent about the Covid-19 outbreak that first emerged in the country in late 2019 and will support an investigation conducted in an objective and impartial manner.
Xi also pledged $2 billion over two years to help with the Covid-19 response and said any vaccines developed against the disease by China will be made a public good.