Trump suspended U.S. contributions to the WHO last month, accusing it of promoting Chinese "disinformation" about the novel coronavirus outbreak, although WHO officials denied the accusation and China said it was transparent and open. "If the WHO does not commit to major substantive improvements
- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider his country's membership of the agency.
Earlier, Trump said the Geneva-based WHO had"done a very sad job" in its handling of the coronavirus, which emerged in China late last year, and he would make a decision on funding soon. China hit back on Tuesday with its foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, saying the letter was slanderous. On Monday, the WHO said an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it had received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China.
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