Worth noting how some people, including mainstream press, have vilified WHO for saying there was "no evidence yet of human-human transmission" (at the point the

Worth noting how some people, including mainstream press, have vilified WHO for saying there was "no evidence yet of human-human transmission" (at the point there was no evidence yet), and for saying (paraphrasing) "it's not a pandemic yet, not until there's community spread across global regions" when it wasn't yet a pandemic. So, yes, I'd agree with your 3rd para, but press can spin such statements to create reputational damage which is really underserved.