“We may come to the conclusion that we do not have to do it, we may come to a different decision, of course, but it is certainly worth considering,” Gulyás said, since the “world’s strongest democracy is leaving of its own free will.”
Trump and his allies have accused the WHO of interfering with countries’ sovereignty, being unduly influenced by China, and bungling its Covid-19 response — all claims WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus flatly rejected in a speech to member countries on Monday.
“As a U.N. agency, WHO is impartial and exists to serve all countries and all people,” Tedros said. When countries make requests that go beyond WHO’s mission to support global health, “we say no, politely,” he added.
