The US formally launched its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). By AFP More by this AuthorThe United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus, on Tuesday posted 60,209 new cases, a record for a 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The US formally launched its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). A senior US official said the United States has informed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres of its intention to leave the WHO, effective July 6, 2021. Cases are also surging in India and four new coronavirus field hospitals were opened on Tuesday in the financial capital Mumbai as the nationwide death toll jumped past 20,000.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2020 05:15 UTC