Long before Elon Musk took over as Twitter CEO, he has been known for his erratic social media behaviour, and faced a trial for false claims about taking Tesla private. Now as the boss of the microblogging platform, Musk is known to take u-turns about layoffs and fire people who question his policies.
Countries should not cede authority to WHO
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 23, 2023
But a recent tweet by Musk about the pandemic accords has led to a warning by the World Health Organisation against fake news.
No country will cede any sovereignty to @WHO. Countries will decide what the #PandemicAccord says, and countries will implement the accord in line with their own national laws. Any opposite claim is quite simply false. pic.twitter.com/9VvRdDNh84
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 23, 2023
WHO issues clarity on sovereignty
Amidst negotiations between WHO and countries across the globe about the accords, Musk insinuated that it could make countries cede authority to the global health body.
The WHO has issued a statement denying this, and its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also tweeted that the sovereignty of any country won't be threatened by the pact.
During a press conference, he clarified that countries will be implementing the pandemic accords as per their own laws, and anyone claiming otherwise is spreading fake news.
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