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COVID-19 pandemic puts WHO back in hot seat

Countries like South Korea that followed WHO advice to test, trace and contain have done better

The UN's health agency has faced criticism in the past for overreacting and for moving too slowly in fighting epidemics, but it has rarely faced as much scrutiny as with the coronavirus pandemic.

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