In this Monday, March 9, 2020, file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, second left, director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks during a news conference on updates regarding the new coronavirus at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. At left is Michael Ryan, executive director of WHO's Health Emergencies program, and at third left is Maria van Kerkhove, technical lead of WHO's Health Emergencies program. Two days later, the WHO declared the new coronavirus a pandemic, suggesting the disease is spreading across the globe unchecked. WHO staffers debated how to press China for gene sequences and detailed patient data without angering authorities, worried about losing access and getting Chinese scientists into trouble. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
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