'But now is not that time': UN Secretary-General rebukes Trump over plans to halt funding for WHO amid coronavirus pandemic

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• The UN Secretary-General said "now is not that time," in a rebuke to President Donald Trump's call to halt funding to the World Health Organization.
• Trump claims WHO mishandled the coronavirus outbreak and was too sympathetic to China. 
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The United Nations Secretary-General rebuked President Donald Trump after he announced his plans to halt funding for the World Health Organization on Tuesday. 

In a statement, António Guterres wrote: "It is my belief that the World Health Organization must be supported, as it is absolutely critical to the world's efforts to win the war against COVID-19."

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