United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lamented a lack of leadership by world powers and a divided international community in the fight against the coronavirus as he raised concern about inadequate support for poor countries.
Mr Guterres' remarks come after US President Donald Trump reignited his war of words with China during an interview with Reuters on Wednesday.
Mr Trump said he believes China’s handling of the pandemic is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid in November.
The coronavirus has so far infected 3.2 million globally and more than 227,000 people have died, according to a Reuters tally.