Sen. Rick Scott calls for accountability from China for withholding information from WHO

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS12) — A new report shows China withheld information about the new coronavirus to the World Health Organization, even though they publicly continued to praise the Chinese government's transparency.

Florida Senator Rick Scott wants China held accountable for withholding the potentially life-saving information.

Scott released a statement Tuesday blasting both China and the WHO.

Now we know for sure that Communist China hid critical data that could have altered the global response to the pandemic. Communist China was more concerned with their global image than with saving lives. And instead of exposing Communist China’s deceit to the global community, the World Health Organization praised their response and was complicit in China’s cover-up.

The WHO clearly is not qualified to handle a worldwide health crisis, which is why I’m leading an investigation into their failures that led to the spread of the coronavirus. The President was right to cut funding to the WHO, and now the U.S. must take steps to hold Communist China accountable for the spread of the virus. We also know Communist China is actively trying to steal or sabotage American efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine, which is why I introduced a bill to make sure that doesn’t happen. We must all remain vigilant of this Communist nation that refuses to be an honest partner.