GENEVA: The head of the
World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agency's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, in response to a question about U.S. President
Donald Trump's criticism and suggestion that
Washington could review funding.
"So my advice, three things," WHO Director General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing. "Please, unity at national level, no using
COVID for political points. Second, honest solidarity at the global level. And honest leadership from the U.S. and China."
He urged leaders not to "politicise" the virus.