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Experts from the World Health Organization say they gave explicit warnings about the risks of the COVID-19 outbreak in early January. They said this after President Trump this week accused the agency of obscuring the truth. Above: the WHO's headquarters i

'We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S.

6:24pm April 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

President Trump said the health agency delayed raising the alarm on the threat from the new coronavirus. A WHO expert says that in early January, the World Health Organization "was very, very clear."

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Trump And WHO: How Much Does The U.S. Give? What's The Impact Of A Halt In Funding?

4:36pm April 15, 2020

by Pien Huang

Citing undue influence from China on the World Health Organization among other reasons, the president has said he wants to suspend U.S. funding for the global agency pending a review.

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WHO In Shock, Reviewing Finances After Trump Announces Suspension Of U.S. Funding

4:18pm April 15, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization says it's reviewing its funding after President Trump declared that the United States is halting payments to the global body over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How States May Decide To Lift Distancing Measures

4:18pm April 15, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

One of the most prominent COVID-19 models has a feature in the works: For each state, it will predict the date by which social distancing will have suppressed infections enough to warrant easing up.

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Meet Dr. Zhong Nanshan, The Public Face Of The COVID-19 Fight In China

4:18pm April 15, 2020

by Emily Feng

China's leader declared himself the "supreme commander" in a war against the coronavirus. But the public face of China's containment of the virus is an 83-year-old, weightlifting doctor.

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Germany's social distancing requirements have been extended to May 3, but the country is taking steps to re-open parts of public life. Here, two men sit at a distance in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on Wednesday.

In Germany, Some Shops Will Reopen Next Week, But Social Distancing Continues

3:26pm April 15, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The government is also strongly recommending, but not requiring, that face masks are worn on public transit and while shopping.

The entrance of Amazon's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, one of six Amazon facilities in France.

Amazon To Temporarily Stop Deliveries In France, Following Court Ruling

3:03pm April 15, 2020

by Jake Cigainero

A French court ruled Amazon must limit deliveries to essential items while it assesses COVID-19 contagion risk at its facilities. The company decided to suspend all deliveries until April 20.

Paramedics and hospital workers prepare to lift a COVID-19 patient onto a hospital stretcher outside the Montefiore Medical Center Moses Campus in the Bronx, Tuesday, April 07, 2020, New York City.

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At Least 9,000 U.S. Health Care Workers Sickened With COVID-19, CDC Data Shows

11:32am April 15, 2020

by Blake Farmer

Newly released data shows the toll the disease is taking on doctors, nurses and other health care workers. Nurses' groups call for increased protection for frontline staff.

Countries under coronavirus lockdowns should only ease those restrictions if they can control new infections and trace contacts, the World Health Organization says. Here, Hashim, a health care worker, recently greeted his daughter through a glass door as

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WHO Sets 6 Conditions For Ending A Coronavirus Lockdown

11:28am April 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The easing of shutdowns is a hot topic, as economic output is now stalled in many countries – including the U.S. But ending a shutdown too soon could backfire, the World Health Organization says.

The World Health Organization is is "absolutely critical to the world's efforts to win the war against COVID-19," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said, after President Trump said he will halt funding to the agency. Here, a WHO staff member inspec

'As Dangerous As It Sounds': Reactions To U.S. Plan To Defund WHO During A Pandemic

11:24am April 15, 2020

Philanthropist Bill Gates and others warn against undercutting the World Health Organization during a crisis that's being compared to World War II and the Great Depression.