Trump announces halt of funding to WHO pending review of coronavirus response. During a briefing on Tuesday, President Trump slammed the World Health Organization for its response to the global coronavirus outbreak and announced his administration would be halting funding pending an investigation.
“Today I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization,” says President Trump in today’s #pressbriefing
Trump accused the WHO of “severely mismanaging and covering up” the coronavirus crisis, adding that the U.S. “has a duty to insist on full accountability.”
“With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether America’s generosity has been put to the best use possible,” Trump said at a briefing in the Rose Garden.
“American taxpayers provided between $400 million and $500 million per year to the WHO. In contrast, China contributes roughly $40 million a year, or even less,” Trump said Tuesday.
Trump beleives that WHO failed to adequately obtain, vet, and share information in a timely and transparent fashion. … thus The WHO failed in this basic duty and must be held accountable.
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Currently, the world had recorded 1,998,111 Coronavirus Cases,126,604 deaths and some 478,659 recoveries according to worldometers.info
Total COVID-19 cases of COVID-19 in the US as at the time of this publication stood at 613,886 with 26,047 deaths and 38,820 recoveries based on data on worldometers.info.
This means the US has more cases than any other country followed by Spain, Italy, and France as the world battles the disease.
“Today I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization,” says President Trump in today’s #pressbriefing pic.twitter.com/BJe3xHbNRs
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