WHO is an indispensable partner for Germany, says Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel while dressing lower house parliament on April 23 said that World Health Organisation (WHO) is an indispensable partner for Germany and country will continue to support it in its mandate. comment by Merkel came days after President Donald Trump anunced halting US funding for global health ncy. Donald Trump on April 15 h said that United States will halt its funding to WHO, accusing it of favouring China amid pandemic. 

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World Health Organisation has been facing criticism from international community for siding with China and t pressuring it eugh to share full information about disease. Germany, however, seems to be supporting UN body on this matter with Angela Merkel calling it an indispensable partner in fight against coronavirus. Days after Donald Trump said he would halt US' WHO contribution, Ireland anunced that it will quruple its funding to health body this year. 

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also demanded an independent inquiry into China's initial handling of coronavirus outbreak. Chinese foreign ministry time and again asserted government h been transparent in its handling of disease, saying that China has regularly kept United States informed about epidemic since January 3. China on April 23 pledged an ditional $30 million funding for  World Health Organisation. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

Germany is only major country in world after South Korea, that has been able to bend its coronavirus curve, reporting just over 5,000 deaths compared to more than 25,000 deaths reported by one of its friends, Italy in Europe. virus has so far killed over 1,85,000 people worldwide, with United States, Italy, Spain, France, and United Kingdom for accounting 72% of total deaths reported so far. 

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