President Trump's move to halt funding to the World Health Organization has been met with criticism at home and abroad, with the UN secretary-general saying 'now is not the time' for such a move.
It's not just governments and international organizations that have lined up to express dismay at Trump's move. Experts, entrepreneurs and others have also been quick to condemn the announcement.that halting the WHO's funding was"as dangerous as it sounds."
And Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the Lancet medical journal, described Trump's move as"a crime against humanity." He"every scientist, every health worker, every citizen must resist and rebel against this appalling betrayal of global solidarity." German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that ascribing blame"does not help" because"the virus knows no borders. We have to closely work together."
Trump has accused the WHO of"severely mismanaging and covering up" the coronavirus crisis, specifically the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China. He also claimed that the WHO"pushed China's misinformation about the virus ... and there was no need for travel bans."
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