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U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about U.S. trade relations with China and Hong Kong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 29, 2020.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization."China has total control over the World Health…

World Health Organization (WHO) health emergencies programme Michael Ryan speaks during a press conference following an emergency committee meeting over the new SARS-like virus spreading in China and other nations, in Geneva on January 22, 2020.Pierre Albouy | AFP | Getty ImagesCountries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if…

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 328,000 people worldwide. Over 4.9 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed…

Published on May 20, 2020The coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest challenges the World Health Organization has ever faced.It's also receiving both praise and criticism for how it's dealing with the crisis.Critics say the WHO acted too slow to declare a pandemic.Its 194 member states have voted unanimously for an independent inquiry into the…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday stepped up his harsh criticism of the Chinese Communist Party, accusing Beijing of destroying coronavirus samples needed to deal with the global pandemic. Mr. Pompeo also criticized what he termed China’s “brutal authoritarian regime” and said longtime efforts to appease that regime had failed. “For several decades, we…