WHO Plans to Hold Hollywood Studded Concert, While Putting Thousands of Lives at Risk
The World Health Organization recently announced that they are holding a “One World: Together At Home” concert to raise funds for the COVID-19 response.
The virtual concert is scheduled on Saturday, April 18, and will be broadcasted in three major networks in the country. The goal of the said event was to celebrate and honor healthcare workers who had risked their lives to fight against the deadly virus. Headed by popstar Lady Gaga, and co-organized by WHO and Global citizen, a nonprofit foundation for poverty, the concert will feature the biggest names in Hollywood including Lizzo, Alanis Morissette, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin, John Legend, and opera star Andrea Bocelli.
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Last month, Fox News also aired a coronavirus benefit concert where artists performed at the comfort of their homes in line with Trump’s strict stay-at-home guideline.
WHO will have a special guest at today's #COVID19 press conference: @ladygaga will be joining us to announce the
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 6, 2020
One World: #TogetherAtHome virtual global special on 18 April 2020.
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However, the organizations’ benefit concert came as a stark contrast to the number of lives that the WHO had put at risk. In fact, the health organization had been accused of siding with the Chinese Communist Party amid the deadly outbreak.
According to reports, the WHO had deliberately ignored early warning signs from the Taiwanese government about the impending threat of the COVID-19 virus. The health organization had also politicized the pandemic when they refused to acknowledge Taiwan’s sovereignty and constantly referred to the Asian country as “Taiwan, China.”
To add more damage, the WHO has also refused to disclose crucial information about the virus to Taiwanese officials, according to a statement from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office.
While the global health organization had failed Taiwan, the country was also able to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus. In the small island nation, health officials had only reported 348 confirmed cases and five COVID-19 related deaths three months after their first confirmed case.
Due to the renowned health organization’s decision to ignore Taiwan, and putting thousands of lives at risk, WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was called to resign. In an official statement, Ghebreyesus defended that the organization was “committed to defeating the coronavirus pandemic with science and public health measures and supporting the health workers who are on the frontlines of the response.”
On the other hand, some also questioned the WHO’s event, with renowned host Piers Morgan asking how celebrities could have helped to overcome the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Morgan, who was referring to popstar Lady Gaga tweeted: “Has she found a cure? Otherwise, we don’t need a bloody singer there.”
Why? Has she found a cure? Otherwise, we don’t need a bloody singer there. https://t.co/9ZF3q9gjl1
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 6, 2020