The director-general said the WHO was "extremely concerned both about the alarming levels of spread and severity and the alarming levels of inaction". The WHO has faced significant criticism for its handling of the pandemic, deemed inadequate, in particular because of the late declaration of a public health emergency and the classification of the virus as a pandemic.
Mkurugenzi Mkuu alisema kuwa WHO &quot;ilikuwa na wasiwasi mkubwa na viwango vya kuenea na ukali wa ugonjwa, na via viwango vya kutisha ya kutoshughulika&quot;.WHO imepata lawama nyingi kwa kile kinachoonekana kama kutoshughulikia vyema janga, pamoja na kuchelewa kutangaza hali ya dharura ya afya ya umma na uainishaji wa virusi kama janga.