President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has carried out his threat to cut cash supply to the World Health Organization (WHO).
His action is considered by many as a rebuke provoked by accusations that the WHO is in bed with China, the suspected source of the raging global pandemic.
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Mr Trump has said he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).
He said the WHO had “failed in its basic duty” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
He accused the UN body of not telling the truth about what was happening at the centre of the Chinese outbreak in the city of Wuhan.
Mr Trump has previously accused the WHO of being biased towards China.
The US president has himself come under criticism at home over his handling of the outbreak.
“I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to access the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” Mr Trump told a news conference at the White House.
“The WHO failed in its basic duty and it must be held accountable,” he added.
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