Equatorial Guinea sacks WHO rep over Covid-19 stats



Equatorial Guinea has joined Burundi as two of the countries that have asked World Health Organization country representatives to leave.

AFP reported the development citing a document from the foreign ministry and a source at the UN health agency The issue is believed to be related to false Covid-19 statistics.
WHO representative Triphonie Nkurunzizais accused of “falsifying” the country’s tally of coronavirus cases. Dr Nkurunzizahowever remains in Malabo for now because there are no outbound flights.
“We don’t have a problem with the WHO, we have a problem with the WHO’s representative in Malabo,” Prime Minister Pascual Obama Asue, told the Senate late last week

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