NEW YORK, May 1 — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday lamented a lack of leadership by world powers and a divided international community in the fight against the coronavirus as he raised concern about inadequate support for poor countries. Guterres' remarks come after US...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at an interview in Madrid, Spain December 11, 2019. — Reuters pic
The new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness Covid-19, has so far infected some 3.2 million globally and more than 227,000 people have died, according to a Reuters tally. The virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. A key sticking point, diplomats said, is how the resolution should reference the World Health Organisation. Trump has halted US funding for the WHO while Washington reviews the agency's handling of the pandemic, and accused it of being “China-centric,” an assertion the organisation denies.
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