05/29/2020 - 16:05
- Clarín.com
- World
President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that the United States will officially cease to be part of the World Health Organization (WHO), an organization that he accused of being "controlled by China."
“China controls the WHO and managed to deceive the world. We need transparency. They let the infected people travel all over the planet, "said the president at a press conference from the White House.
The news is known as the United States reaches 1.77 million coronavirus infections, with more than 103,000 deaths, being the country most affected by the pandemic.
Last April, Trump announced that he would stop funding the WHO by ensuring that the agency's management at the start of the coronavirus pandemic was " disastrous " and that it helped " cover up " the initial outbreak in China.
“The world received all kinds of false information. If the WHO had gone to China to monitor the outbreak, more lives would have been saved, "he said, and then calculated:" Their confidence in China's data may have caused a 20-fold increase in the number of cases in the world. "
A month later, in May, the White House leader stated that if "the WHO does not commit to significant substantive improvements in the next 30 days," it would make the temporary suspension of funds "permanent and reconsider" our affiliation to the organization. ”, Something that finally made official today.
"Taxpayers in the United States contribute between $ 400 million and $ 500 million a year" to the WHO, Trump said. By far, his country is the main contributor to the body. China, with 28.6 million, is second and Japan third, with 20.5 million.
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