The World Health Organization (WH0) has sparked controversies after its top official, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "Communicating complex science in real-time about a new virus is not always easy, but we believe it’s part of our duty to the world and we can always do better," following confusing comments after asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission.

Further adding to this comment in a news meeting he said, "We welcome constructive debate and that’s how science advances. WHO advice will continue to evolve as new information becomes available.” Most of the criticism over WHO came from the scientific community over social media after one of its top scientists said that the asymptomatic spread of the virus is "rare".