The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned world leaders to not politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will lead to more deaths.

Tedros made the comments at a WHO press briefing Wednesday in response to a question about recent comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, Trump said he would put a “very powerful hold” on money sent to the WHO, adding that they “missed the call” on the pandemic.

When asked whether placing a hold on the organization was the right thing to do amid a pandemic minutes later, Trump backtracked and said he was going to “look at” doing it. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] He also criticized the

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U.S. President Donald Trump wished a “Happy Easter” to Americans Sunday and urged everyone to continue social distancing, saying that “we’re winning the war” and “getting rid of the plague.”

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OPEC and allies led by Russia agreed on Sunday to cut oil output by a record amount — representing around 10 per cent of global supply — to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic, and sources said effective cuts could amount to as much as 20 per cent.

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Donald Trump ignored coronavirus warnings three months ago as US world's worst hit

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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