Donald Trump has announced he is halting funding to the World Health Organisation. The US President has accused the global health body of “severely mismanaging” the coronavirus crisis and says 'so much death has been caused by their mistakes”. 9News
has seen governments around the world turn inwards, focusing their resources on combating the disease domestically."It's in our self-interest to make sure that all countries have the resources to contain this pandemic," Dr Kamradt-Scott said.
"We really need to focus collectively on what is a collective threat, and the World Health Organisation is critical to that." The World Health Organisation has warned countries to up their defences against coronavirus amid a 'decisive point' and a potential global pandemic.
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