Coronavirus: Trump formally pulls US out of WHO
President Donald Trump’s administration has officially withdrawn the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) amid coronavirus outbreak, a top Democrat confirmed Tuesday
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“Congress received notification that POTUS officially withdrew the U.S. from the @WHO in the midst of a pandemic,” Senator Robert Menendez said on Twitter.
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“To call Trump’s response to COVID chaotic & incoherent doesn’t do it justice. This won’t protect American lives or interests it leaves Americans sick & America alone,” Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, said.
The move concluded months of withdrawal threats made by Trump with claiming the organization showed a slow response against the pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China.
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The US is the worst-hit country by the pandemic with more than 2.9 million cases and over 130,700 fatalities, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. In all, more than 924,100 recoveries have been recorded.
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