President Donald Trump threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward China. | AFP
The shocking hospitalization of a high-profile world leader underscored the global reach of COVID-19, which has put more than 4 billion people — over half of the planet — on some form of lockdown, upending societies and battering economies worldwide.
Trump gave no details about how much money would be withheld and minutes later he said he would only “look at ending funding.” While other major cities around the world remained locked down, thousands of people rushed to leave Wuhan. Britain reported 786 new deaths and New York state saw 731 in 24 hours after Spain, France, and Italy all recorded new surges in fatalities.
“But we remain much above our usual capacity,” he cautioned. “I don’t know if my colleagues who are in the eye of the storm are able to see because the work pressure is very high.”Iran’s parliament convened for the first time since late February as the country reported a drop in new infections for the seventh straight day.
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