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Trump announces hold on WHO funding, blaming it for a “20-fold” increase in #COVID19 cases worldwide
@JeremyKonyndyk and I outlined earlier today in @washingtonpost the many reasons why this is wrong and a really dumb idea amid a pandemic @CFR_org 1/ washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…
@JeremyKonyndyk and I outlined earlier today in @washingtonpost the many reasons why this is wrong and a really dumb idea amid a pandemic @CFR_org 1/ washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…
On 1/23, @WHO held news conference, confirming a basic picture of #SARS2CoV that holds up reasonably well today:
- a novel coronavirus spreading person to person
- more transmissible than the seasonal flu and
- 40 times deadlier, with an estimated fatality rate of 4%
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- a novel coronavirus spreading person to person
- more transmissible than the seasonal flu and
- 40 times deadlier, with an estimated fatality rate of 4%
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Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan all looked at that same @WHO info and triggered immediate action while the United States did not
WHO is far from a perfect institution, but it is hardly responsible for the slow U.S. response to this crisis 3/
WHO is far from a perfect institution, but it is hardly responsible for the slow U.S. response to this crisis 3/
