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Packages of dexamethasone are displayed in a pharmacy, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Omaha, Neb. Researchers in England said Tuesday they have the first evidence that the drug can improve COVID-19 survival. The cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

WHO to update COVID-19 treatment guidelines after dexamethasone helps patients survive

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is joined at left by Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP lawmakers urge Donald Trump to not cut ties with the World Health Organization

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” But behind the scenes, there were significant delays by China and considerable frustration among WHO officials over the lack of outbreak data, The Associated Press has found. (Naohiko Hatta/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UN health chief: Fighting virus very hard in divided world

By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

A heath worker takes a nasal swab sample during a public testing for the new coronavirus conducted at a market in Bali, Indonesia on Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

The Latest: South Korea capital adds more coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A security officer controls the queue of migrant workers from West Bengal state waiting to board a bus to catch home bound trains in Kochi, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. With thousands of cases reported daily now India stands the fifth highest in the world of coronavirus cases. There has also been a surge in infections in rural India following the return of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who lost their jobs during the lockdown. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

The Latest: S Korea has 56 new COVID cases amid resurgence

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

US cooperates with WHO on Ebola despite Trump pullout threat

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

A policeman wearing a mask as a protection against the coronavirus keeps guard outside a half-closed shop in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

The Latest: SKorea reports 45 new COVID cases, most in Seoul

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Elderly women wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, blow whistles, during a protest at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Hundreds of people protested in the Czech capital to draw attention to the government's insufficient and chaotic response to the coronavirus outbreak and other financial issues. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Confusion reigns as UN scrambles mask, virus spread advice

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

Residents wearing protective masks, due to the coronavirus outbreak, wait in line for boxes of donated food for those in need in Chelsea, Mass., Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

World Health Organization recommends using 3 layers for cloth masks

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

A member of Indonesia Red Cross sprays disinfectant in an attempt to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus inside a classroom at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

The Latest: SKorea requires QR codes at ‘high-risk’ venues

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, attends the 147th session of the WHO Executive Board session in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 22, 2020. (WHO/Christopher Black via AP) ** FILE **

WHO tries to clean up ‘asymptomatic’ comments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a man reacts as a medical staffer tests shoppers who volunteered at a pop-up community COVID-19 testing station at a supermarket carpark in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported on Monday June 8, 2020 that the final person known to have contracted an infection had recovered. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File)

WHO calls for continuous efforts to combat COVID-19 as world tops 7 million cases

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo, passengers wearing face masks travel on a Piccadilly Line underground train in London. The World Health Organization on Friday June 5, 2020, broadened its recommendations for the use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic and is now advising that in areas where the virus is spreading, people should wear fabric masks when social distancing is not possible, such as on public transport and in shops. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UN health agency: Wear mask if you can’t keep your distance

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

A medical worker wearing gear to protect against coronavirus infection disinfects a driver of his ambulance after escorting a patient to a hospital for COVID-19 patients in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

The Latest: China orders pangolin protection amid pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” But behind the scenes, there were significant delays by China and considerable frustration among WHO officials over the lack of outbreak data, The Associated Press has found. (Naohiko Hatta/Pool Photo via AP, File)

AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Thursday, March 12, 2020, file photo, an entrance gate is closed at the usually crowded Forbidden City in Beijing, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s move to quit WHO cites flawed facts

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Congo now faces 2nd Ebola outbreak in northern province

By KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2020, photo, the Larson sisters wash their hands inside the gate at their home in Dakar, Senegal. The girls were adopted from Sierra Leone after their father and other relatives died of Ebola. (AP Photo/Krista Larson)

Congo reports new Ebola outbreak

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, national security adviser Robert O'Brien, listens as President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House in Washington. As the White House presses allies to ban Huawei equipment, O'Brien says the Chinese company has the ability to secretly retrieve sensitive information from that equipment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Robert O’Brien says WHO funds will go to Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times