First Thing: the US is officially out of the WHO – for now

Posted on AllSides July 8th, 2020
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The Trump administration has officially notified the UN that it is leaving the World Health Organization, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, accusing the global body of being too close to China. The process of withdrawal will take a year, and the Democratic presidential hopeful, Joe Biden, has pledged to reverse the decision and “restore our leadership on the world stage” should he win in November.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the administration’s top infectious disease expert, said this week that the country is “still knee-deep in the first wave” of...

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