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Allies bite their tongues after Trump withdraws from WHO | TheHill
Jul 11, 2020 1 min, 29 secs
from the World Health Organization (WHO) has received only muted criticism from allied nations as they look to preserve American cooperation amid the global challenges posed by COVID-19.

global actions on the pandemic, including imposing travel restrictions soon after the onset of the pandemic. .

has made it clear that it will continue to provide resources for the global health effort around this," said Arthur Sinodinos during a recent virtual roundtable hosted by the Washington-based think-tank Atlantic Council, referring to COVID-19, as he reacted to news of the U.S.

The event with the Atlantic Council marked their first public gathering.

Bush administration, said the public meeting signaled the importance of pushing for global cooperation.

Rebecca Katz, Director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center, says the apparent muted criticism from allies is a cautious approach over an uncertain future.

Ricklef Beutin, the German Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, said at the Atlantic Council’s D-10 meeting, that criticism of China was justified, and even welcomed, but added, "We feel that it is not a good idea to hamper the organization while in the full thrust and brunt of this pandemic.”.

has built up over decades of investing in global public health infrastructure, both in research and development at home and contributions abroad, still make a powerful player in the global response, Katz of Georgetown, noted

has a large cohort of scientists, epidemiologists, drug developers and people who are working day and night to support the response to the pandemic and to come up with effective medical countermeasures,” she said. “There's still much that the US can contribute and should contribute to global collaboration.”

It’s hard to say that we should be providing public health guidance to the world right now.”

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