'Not the time': Global criticism grows on Trump move to end WHO funding
President Donald Trump's move to halt funding to the World Health Organization has been met with severe criticism at home and abroad, with the United Nations secretary-general saying"now is not the time" for such a drastic move while the coronavirus pandemic is gripping the globe.
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told his 50 million Twitter followers that halting the WHO's funding was"as dangerous as it sounds." "As the most authoritative and most professional organization, the World Health Organization has played an irreplaceable role in global public health crisis," he said."The decision of the U.S. will undercut the ability of the WHO and damage the global cooperation of fighting the epidemic."Deeply regret US decision to suspend funding to @WHO.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said that"at time like this when we need to be sharing information and we need to have advice we can rely on. The WHO has provided that." He took particular issue with the agency's criticism of his order to temporarily deny entry to the U.S. by most foreign nationals who had recently been in China. The order was issued Jan. 31, when China was the center of the pandemic.
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