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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, @10:45PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @10:45PM (#1018411)

    Most people realize it is the brain damage, either figuratively or literally. Poor bloke probably had a TIA and doesn't even realize it.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @03:08AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @03:08AM (#1018509)

    Is that like bone spurs? Nasty.