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,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,banks1 
,mr4 ,watk9s1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 & ,mr4       
,cr5%aw7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 to
 submit a report on ! actions ( ! ,_w   
,heal? ,organization to address ! spread
 ( ! virus responsible = ,,covid-#ai1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,decemb] #cj1   
#bjai1 ,dr4 ,li ,w5liang ( ,wuhan1 ,*9a 
w>n$ ! ,*9ese m$ical community ( !      
outbreak ( ! virus responsible =        
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 ,*9ese m$ical community1 ! ,*9ese      
,public ,security ,bureau =c$ ,dr4 ,li  
,w5liang to sign a lett] admitt+ t he   
made false comm5ts & t he _h sev]ely    

di/urb$ ! social ord]4  7#c7 ,*9ese     
au?orities suppress$ in=mation conc]n+ !
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keywords on ,*9ese messag+ applications4
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,heal? ,organization tweet$ t prelim9>y 
inve/igations conduct$ by ,*9ese        
au?orities h f\nd no cle> evid5ce (     
human-to-human transmission (           
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virus 0 lat] det]m9$ to be highly       
contagi\s & spread ?r\gh human-to-human 
contact4  7#f7 ,public heal? rese>*]s h 
f\nd inconsi/5cies 9 ! data report$ by !
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 reports & t ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 
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7#g7 ,9 ! middle ( ! mon? ( ,janu>y     
#bjbj1 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization refus$
 to decl>e a public heal? em]g5cy z !y  
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,on ,febru>y #c1 #bjbj1 despite w>n+    
signs ( an ongo+ cov]-up1 ! ,director   
,g5]al ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1    
,t$ros ,adhanom ,ghebreyesus1 prais$ !  

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,_w ,heal? ,organization & ! ,p's       
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,*9a co-*air$ ! ,*9a-,africa ,heal?     
,m9i/]s ,conf]5ce1 ho/$ ! ,belt & ,road 
,=um = ,int]national ,coop]ation1 &     
work$ toge!r ) ! ,_w ,heal?             
,organization = ! ,"o ,belt1 ,"o ,road  
initiative4  7#aa7 ,9 #bjag1 ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a work$ tirelessly beh9d 
! sc5es to ensure ! election ( ,t$ros   
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,e?iopia1 ,t$ros ,adhanom ,ghebreyesus  
cov]$ up ?ree *ol]a outbreaks 9         
,e?iopia4  7#ac7 ,9 #bjag1 leak$ emails 
reveal$ t ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization    
refus$ to classify ebola outbreak z a   

public heal? em]g5cy = ov] two mon?s z  
to n ang] ! lead]s ( ,african c\ntries4 
7#ad7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! l>ge/       
f9ancial contributor to ! ,_w ,heal?    
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up to #ejj million 9 ,am]ican taxpay]   
money e ye>4  7#ae7 ,if ! ,_w ,heal?    
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spread ( ! virus1 ! int]national        
community c\ld h bett] prep>$ to combat 
su* spread4  #b4 ,report on ! actions ( 
! ,_w ,heal? ,organization to address ! 
spread ( ! virus responsible =          
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o
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,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9            
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices1 %all submit to !       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on ! actions ( ! ,_w ,heal?      
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responsible = ,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,matt]s 
includ$ ,! report requir$ "u subsection 
7a7 %all include in=mation relat+ to !  

foll[+3 7#a7 ,! failures ( ! ,,:o to    
address ! spread ( ! virus responsible =
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,,:o )held in=mation f ,memb] ,/ates ( !
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7#c7 ,! accuracy ( infection data       
publi%$ by ! ,,:o relat+ to su* spread4 
7#d7 ,! relation%ip betwe5 ! ,,:o & !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7#e7 ,! role ( !
 ,,:o 9 cov]+ up su* spread 9 ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a4  7#f7 ,any o!r sy/emic
 failure ( ! ,,:o1 z det]m9$ appropriate
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate = inclusion 9 ! 
report4  7c7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m     
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#d7 ,!  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4