News Alert: Trump halts funding to World Health Organization ‘while a review is conducted’ into what he called mismanagement of the pandemic

The World Health Organization has been criticized for its slow response in the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan, China, but by Jan. 30, the organization declared a global health emergency, after which the president continued to play down the outbreak and compared it to the flu.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Apr 14, 6:36 PM     Trump halts funding to World Health Organization 'while a review is conducted' into what he called mismanagement of the pandemic The World Health Organization has been criticized for its slow response in the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan, China, but by Jan. 30, the organization declared a global health emergency, after which the president continued to play down the outbreak and compared it to the flu. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071