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WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report

by Nicole Winfield
| May 12, 2021 12:21 AM

ROME (AP) — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus response, doubling down on his assertions in court documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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