The blame game over coronavirus pandemic refuses to die down as United States fired a fresh salvo accusing the World Health Organisation (WHO) of becoming a tool of "Chinese propaganda."
The Donald?Trump-led?administration has labelled these allegations against the global health agency and asserted that the organisation has lost its credibility during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.?
Only last week, US President Donald Trump said he would put a stop to his country's funding of WHO and blamed the UN health body of being "China-centric" amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.?
The Trump administration has accused WHO of taking side with?China?in the?coronavirus?outbreak that has brought America's economy to a standstill.??
After his decision to withdraw funds he had said, "The world depends on the WHO to work with countries to ensure that accurate information about?international?health threats is shared in a timely manner. The WHO failed in this basic duty and must be held accountable."
The United States is the largest contributor to the Geneva-headquartered world body.
"The problem with the WHO is that they've lost all credibility during this crisis," US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said on Tuesday.
"It's not like the WHO has been a highly-credible organisation for many years. The United States spends over half a billion dollars on the WHO. China spends about USD 40 million dollars on the WHO, about one-tenth of what the US spends, and yet the WHO has become a tool of Chinese propaganda," he alleged.
The relationship between the China and US is turning very sour rather quickly, and its implications could be huge for world politics and economy.?
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 45,000 lives and infected over 824,000 people in the US.?
Globally, the virus has killed 177,445 people and infected over 2.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data.