US President Donald Trump
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): US President Donald TrumpĀ on Tuesday said he has instructed his administration to halt World Health Organisationās funding while a review is being conducted in the WHOĀ ās ārole in severely mismanaging and covering upā the spread of coronavirusĀ after it emerged in China.
āToday Iām instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization. We will redirect global health and directly work with others. All of the aid that we send will be discussed at very, very powerful letters,ā Trump said during a press conference.
The US President has been critical of the world health body stating that the organisation was aware of the dangers of the coronavirusĀ months before it took action. The United StatesĀ has been the worst-hit country from the coronavirusĀ .
The virus has killed over 25,000 people in the country since the outbreak. There are at least 594,207 cases of coronavirusĀ in the US. The US President also said the funding would be suspended while officials conduct a review āto assess the World Health Organizationās role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.ā
The WHOĀ is being criticised globally for its alleged collusion with China, which led to the coronavirusĀ turning into a pandemic, claiming over 75,000 lives globally. Coronavirus, which has brought the entire world to a halt, first originated in China in December last year, killing 3,300 people in the country. Now the virus has infected around 1.9 million people around the world and killed 126,019 people. (ANI)
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