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Trump Says He Is Thinking Of Restoring Some U.S. Funding To The World Health Organisation
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he was considering restoring some funds to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Trump froze funding for the WHO in April after he criticised the organisation for its response to the coronavirus pandemic and accused it of being biased in favour of China.
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WHO Investigating Reports Of Recovered Covid-19 Patients Testing Positive Again
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with tallies for confirmed cases and total deaths reaching new heights in America this weekend, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has begun investigating alarming reports from South Korea where the virus appears to have “reactivated” in covid-19 patients who otherwise seemed fully recovered.
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Can Drugs For Malaria, HIV, And Ebola Treat Covid-19? New WHO Trial Aims To Find Out
The World Health Organisation is launching a multinational clinical trial in which four existing drugs will be used to treat patients with covid-19. The project currently includes 10 countries and will potentially involve thousands of patients currently battling the coronavirus-caused disease.
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Why Won’t The WHO Call This A Pandemic?
This weekend, the coronavirus outbreak officially reached more than 100 countries, touching every continent but Antartica. China is no longer the only hotspot, with large epidemics currently affecting South Korea, Iran, and Italy, while other countries like the U.S. are almost certainly dealing with huge numbers of hidden cases.