COVID-19: Trump under fire over WHO funding freeze

President Donald Trump talks during the day by day preparation of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the Rose Garden at the White House April 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump declared that he is ending financing for the World Health Organization WHO. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP

The US choice to freeze subsidizing to the World Health Organization over what President Donald Trump said was its "botching" of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic activated resentment and worry on Wednesday. 

Trump declared Tuesday that the United States would stop installments to the UN body that added up to $400 million a year ago.

The subsidizing would be solidified pending a survey into the WHO's job in "seriously fumbling and concealing the spread of the coronavirus," said Trump, who blamed the Geneva-based body for putting "political rightness above life-sparing measures."

He charged that the episode could have been contained "with almost no demise" if the WHO had precisely evaluated the circumstance in China, where the sickness broke out before the end of last year.

Here are a portion of the responses from over the world to Trump's turn:

No opportunity to squander'

"There is no opportunity to squander. WHO's the particular spotlight is on attempting to serve all individuals to spare lives and stop the COVID-19 pandemic" — WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Twitter.

'Basic to war against infection's "(It isn't) an ideal opportunity to diminish the assets for the tasks of the World Health Organization or some other compassionate association in the battle against the infection" — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

"It is my conviction that the World Health Organization must be upheld, as it is completely basic to the world's endeavors to win the war against COVID-19."

'Undermining global participation '

"China is truly worried about the US declaration to suspend subsidizing for the World Health Organization" — Chinese outside service representative Zhao Lijian.

"The current worldwide pandemic circumstance is dreary. It is at a crucial point in time. This US choice will debilitate WHO's abilities and undermine global collaboration against the pestilence."

'No avocation'

"Profoundly lament US choice to suspend financing to WHO" — EU international strategy boss Josep Borrell on Twitter.

"There is no explanation advocating this move at a minute when their endeavors are required like never before to help contain and relieve the coronavirus pandemic.

"Just by uniting, we can defeat this emergency that knows no fringes."