31 August,2022 10:03 AM IST | London | Agencies
Dr Takeshi Kasai
The World Health Organisation's (WHO) top director in the Western Pacific, Dr Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post. Kasai's removal comes months after an AP investigation revealed that dozens of staffers accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behaviour that undermined the U.N. agency's efforts to stop the novel Coronavirus pandemic in Asia.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told staff in the Western Pacific in an email on Friday that Kasai was "on leave" without elaborating further.
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No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours
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Total no of cases worldwide
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Total no of deaths worldwide
Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins
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