Italy's Cassandra - the scientist who challenged WHO guidelines


  • World
  • Monday, 29 Jun 2020

Dr Andrea Crisanti poses in London, Britain September 14, 2018. Picture taken September 14, 2018. Federica Bernardini/Handout via REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) - Andrea Crisanti says his one regret is that he didn't yell loudly enough at the beginning, when the dead had yet to pile up. 

The Italian virologist has become a medical celebrity at home, a contrarian who broke with initial  World Health  Organization  (WHO) guidelines  on testing for the new coronavirus, deeming them narrow and "stupid" -- something the U.N. agency denies.

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