Backlash against Trump exiting WHO as world virus cases top 6 mn

US President Donald Trump has sparked a backlash by cutting ties with the World Health Organization during a pandemic. AFP/MANDEL NGAN

“Now is the time for enhanced cooperation and common solutions,” the European Union said in a statement, adding: “Actions that weaken international results must be avoided.” German Health Minister Jens Spahn said the “disappointing” decision was a setback for global health, while Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to attend an in-person G7 summit that Trump had suggested he would host.

In Britain, set to begin lifting its lockdown in two days, senior advisors to the government warned that it was moving too quickly. Iran meanwhile announced that collective prayers would resume in mosques, despite infections ticking back upwards in the Middle East’s hardest-hit country. Cemetery workers in Brazil, the epicenter of the South American coronavirus outbreak. AFP/CARL DE SOUZA

Chile logged another record daily number of deaths, while Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou entered quarantine after attending a meeting with an official who tested positive.A world away, the famed Chenonceau chateau opened in France’s Loire Valley ahead of Parisians being allowed to travel beyond 100 kilometres from home on Tuesday, when the country will further ease measures.

Global sport has also started to rev back into action, with Austria announcing it will host the Formula One’s delayed season-opener on July 5, and the NBA eyeing a July 31 return.

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