WHO REPRESENTATIVE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE TAIWAN, SHUTS DOWN INTERVIEW (Video):
Bruce Alyward, senior advisor to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), was busted by a RTHK interviewer who asked about reconsidering Taiwan’s membership to their organization.
Taiwan is an intriguing case when it comes to coronavirus treatment. Despite being geographically close to China, the sovereign island has been relatively unscathed by the deadly outbreak. Their methods of containment have been largely successful. With border control and enhanced screenings of travellers, the number of coronavirus cases in that nation have been kept to under 100.
In the clip below, Alyward pretends to not hear the question by Yvonne Tong from RTHK when asked if WHO would reconsider Taiwan’s membership. The interviewer persists and Alyward shuts down the interview.
Bruce Alyward, senior advisor to the Director General of the World Health Organisation, pretends to not hear the question when asked if WHO would reconsider Taiwan’s membership. Interviewer asks again and he shuts down meeting. pic.twitter.com/2s3i35dxl1
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) March 28, 2020
“Alyward previously made headlines in February for discouraging the notion of a travel ban to prevent coronavirus spread.”
UPDATE: Aylward’s bio is now missing from the WHO’s Website. (You can see it on the Wayback machine.) It will be interesting to hear what happened, now that’s he’s been unpersoned by the WHO.