“You know, shame on each of you. I am astonished and I am disgusted by the content of today’s discussion,” Craft said. “I am actually really quite ashamed of this council – members of the council who took this opportunity to focus on political grudges rather than the critical issue at hand. My goodness.”
Craft also took aim at China directly, arguing that the Chinese Communist Party’s alleged coverup of the origins of the virus “transformed a local epidemic into a global pandemic.”
“The actions of the Chinese Communist Party prove that not all member states are equally committed to public health, transparency and their international obligations,” she said.
Separately, she said the World Health Organization’s reputation was in “tatters”