Covid-19: US President Trump threatens to cut off funding to WHO, accuses it of China bias


WASHINGTON (AFP): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (April 7) threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), accusing it of bias toward China during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trump told reporters he was "going to put a very powerful hold on" funding to WHO, the United Nations (UN) body whose biggest funding source is the United States.

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