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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 08 2020, @04:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the everything-is-fine-here dept.

USA Today reports Trump has Officially Begun to Withdraw the US From the World Health Organization as Pandemic Spikes:

The Trump administration has officially begun to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the globe and infections spike in many states across the U.S.

Congress received formal notification of the decision on Tuesday, more than a month after President Donald Trump announced his intention to end the U.S. relationship with the WHO and blasted the multilateral institution as a tool of China. The White House said the withdrawal would take effect on July 6, 2021.

[...] The formal withdrawal comes as the United States nears 3 million reported coronavirus cases and more than 130,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Globally, there have been 11.6 million cases and almost 540,000 deaths.

Additional Coverage:
Trump administration moves to formally withdraw US from WHO
Trump administration begins formal withdrawal from World Health Organization
Trump Begins Process Of U.S. Withdrawal From World Health Organization

Previously:
(2020-05-20) Trump Threatens to Take US Out of WHO Entirely and Stop All US Funding
(2020-04-15) Trump to Halt Funding to WHO


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @06:01PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @06:01PM (#1018311)

    Tool of Russia accuses tool of China. Film at 11.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @09:26PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @09:26PM (#1018388)

    Tool of Russia accuses tool of China...

    Ah,
    But what if Russia is also currently starring in the role as the hidden tool of China?
    (and we all know that China is the thrall of San Marino...who are, in turn, a mere pawn of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick...)

    ..Film at 11.

    quite, and it's a bloody farce.