WHO chief rejects 'politicization' of pandemic, tells US and China to show honest leadershipWHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been heavily criticized for the slow reaction to the coronavirus outbreak in China's Wuhan in December. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for unity and a halt to “politicization” of the global health crisis, specifically urging China and the United States to show “honest leadership”. Tedros said he expected U.S. funding to continue with traditional bipartisan support. U.S. contributions to the WHO in 2019 exceeded US$400 million, almost double the second-largest country donor, according to U.S. figures. The WHO website shows the United States as its top donor, contributing nearly 15 percent of the budget.

Source: The Standard April 09, 2020 04:20 UTC