The US President has accused the who of concealing information about the coronavirus and has suspended its funding
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According to Donald trump, he is ready to discuss reforming the world health organization. The us President recalled that remittances from the US amount to $400-$500 million and China just $40 million
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The United States suspended funding to the world health organization (who) on the background of the pandemic coronavirus, said the President of the United States Donald trump. According to him, who had not provided truthful information to the world public, and was based on data from China, which did not reflect the true extent of the pandemic.
“Who have failed in their primary duty and should bear responsibility, – said trump at a press briefing, which was broadcasted on Twitter the White House. – I temporarily stop the funding until they investigate the error in the response and the concealment of the spread of coronavirus”. He noted that the who relied on information from China, what ill in the world was 20 times more than it could be.
According to Donald trump, he is ready to discuss reforming the world health organization. The us President recalled that remittances from the US amount to $400-$500 million, and China only $40 million.
The American medical Association (AMA) urged the President to reconsider the decision on the termination of financing for who. The President of the AMA Patrice Harris said in a statement on its website that the pandemic coronavirus “requires international cooperation and relying on science and data.” “The cuts to the who instead of focusing on solutions, is a dangerous step in a dangerous time for the world,” said Harris.
UN Secretary-General, antónio Guterres, also issued a statement about the timing of such a step. “Now is the time for unity in the global battle against the pandemic COVID-19, but not the time to reduce resources, who leads and coordinates the efforts of the suppression of coronavirus in the world,” quoted Guterres in a press release published on the UN website. The UN Secretary General believes that the who needs to support, as an organization is absolutely essential for victory over coronavirus, and only after the pandemic “will be possible to understand how such a disease emerged and spread its devastation quickly around the world.”
Earlier, the US administration sharply criticized the who on the background of the pandemic coronavirus. The President of the United States Donald trump believes that the organization has focused on China, although, according to him, financed mostly by the United States. The data came from China, the U.S. government considered too low.
The Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed disagreement with U.S. officials, complaining to the world health organization (who). He noted that since the US is the largest donor to the who, the organization in key positions a lot of Americans.
9 April it became known that us intelligence learned of an outbreak of infection in Wuhan, China in November 2019. In a classified report, which was prepared by the national center for medical intelligence (National Center for Medical Intelligence NCMI), said that in the Chinese city of spread, which changed their way of life and impact on business activity. According to intelligence reports, the Chinese authorities hide the fact that the epidemic is out of control, even from their own health facilities. Chinese doctors have learned that dealing with a new disease, but at the end of December 2019.