United states instructs UN of decision to withdraw from WHO

The US has formally notified the United Nations (UN) of its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). The US has accused the WHO of siding with China on the outbreak of the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.

Washington alleged that WHO misled the world resulting in deaths of over half a million people globally, including over 1 lakh 30 thousand in America.In April, the US stopped funding to WHO as the Trump administration reviewed the ties. A month later, President Donald Trump announced the US was terminating the relationship.