Coronavirus: what has the World Health Organization done wrong?

Trump pulls funding for agency over accusations of ‘cover-ups and failures’

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WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says its work will carry on ‘uninterrupted’

Donald Trump has been heavily criticised for withdrawing funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) during the coronavirus pandemic.

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