The comments came on a day when a total of 106,000 COVID-19 cases were reported to WHO over a 24-hour period The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization says an end to U.S.
funding for the U.N. health agency would have a “major implication for delivering essential health services to the most vulnerable people in the world." Dr.
Michael Ryan was responding to questions from reporters about a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening an end to funding from the United States, its biggest donor, unless the agency reforms.
The comments came on a day when a total of 106,000 COVID-19 cases were reported to WHO over a 24-hour period, the most in a single day since the outbreak began.