The WHO is just another politically subverted organization. It declared covid for half an eternity as not airborne. If its connected with a loos of face or economic short term losses- many actors will put the pressur on to prevent the declaration of an pandemic or other travell restrictions.

The us is not involved in this mess.

> us is not involved in this mess

If by not involved you mean still massively subject to the public health and econonomic consequences of a containment failure, then sure.