World coronavirus dispatch: US to end ties with WHO for not nailing China

Nations get ready to lift lockdown curbs in June, as global Covid-19 cases approach six million

US President Donald Trump has said that he is terminating the country's relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). The president has accused the WHO of failing to hold Beijing to account over the coronavirus pandemic. The US is the global health agency's largest single contributor, providing more than $400 million in 2019. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics:

• Total confirmed cases: 5,813,997
• Change over yesterday: 116,099
• Total deaths: 365,015
• Total recovered: 2,495,712
• Nations with most cases: US (1,747,087), Brazil (465,166), Russia (387,623), UK (272,067) and Spain (238,564)

Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center

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