UN 'deeply' regrets Burundi expulsion of WHO team

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza speaks during a campaign rally in Gitega on April 27, 2020. PHOTO | XINHUA

UN investigators said Thursday they deeply regretted Burundi's expulsion of World Health Organization experts who were supporting the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Burundi booted out the experts as the country prepares to go to the polls on Wednesday to choose a new president, parliamentarians and local officials.