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FILE - This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science. Health experts are uncertain how far the virus out of China will spread and how bad the crisis will get, yet stock markets are rallying as if they’re not expecting more than a modest hit to the global economy. (CDC via AP, File)

U.S. health experts, WHO differ over coronavirus protocols

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this photo taken on April 20, 2020, a woman wearing protective face mask looks at her phone past a closed restaurant during a nationwide confinement to counter the COVID-19, in Paris. French lawmakers are set to vote on whether allowing or not France's contact-tracing app designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus that is raising privacy concerns. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

France bans use of hydroxychloroquine on severe COVID-19 patients

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

China Two-face Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Will China look to U.N. agencies to restore damaged reputation from COVID-19?

By Louise Oliver

In this Jan. 30, 2020, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks to the media at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

U.S. urges WHO begin independent review of COVID-19 management ‘immediately’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 30, 2020, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks to the media at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

EU-led resolution calling for WHO inquiry passes at annual assembly

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo issues praise for Taiwan’s coronavirus response after exclusion from WHO assembly

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump gets up at the conclusion of a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Russia hits back at Trump threat to pull out of WHO

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 24, 2020, photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), addresses a press conference about the update on COVID-19 at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP) **FILE**

WHO chief defends leadership despite Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from group

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A man sprays disinfectant as he sanitizes Santa Maria in Trastevere Basilica to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Rome Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Italy partially lifted lockdown restrictions last week after a two-month lockdown and from May 18 churches are expected to reopen to the public for masses. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Europe reopens widely; China gives $2 billion to virus fight

By Geir Moulson and Derek Gatopoulos - Associated Press

In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), answers questions of the journalists about his first seven months in office and outlines the organization's priorities for the next five years, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Health Organization’s director-general has faced many challenges during the coronavirus pandemic: racial slurs, death threats, social media caricatures — he was once depicted as a ventriloquist’s dummy in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping — and U.S. funding cuts. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, agrees to coronavirus response probe

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump WHO letter: Shape up fast or temporary funding freeze is permanent

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this March 19, 2020, file photo, a shopper looks for toilet paper at a Stop & Shop supermarket during hours open daily only for seniors in North Providence, R.I. Federal law enforcement is warning that scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Operation Stolen Promise probes coronavirus phishing scams, fake tests

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), answers questions of the journalists about his first seven months in office and outlines the organization's priorities for the next five years, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Health Organization’s director-general has faced many challenges during the coronavirus pandemic: racial slurs, death threats, social media caricatures — he was once depicted as a ventriloquist’s dummy in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping — and U.S. funding cuts. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

WHO chief unbowed amid attacks, Trump criticism

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ** FILE **

Tom Cotton says China pressured WHO to downplay coronavirus

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

UN: Live animal markets shouldn’t be closed despite virus

Associated Press

Street vendors, wearing face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, sell fruit on the street corner in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. South Africa began a phased easing of its strict lockdown measures on May 1, and its confirmed cases of coronavirus continue to increase as more people are being tested. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Virus could ‘smolder’ in Africa, cause many deaths, says WHO

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

In this image made from a video, Taiwan's Health Minister Chen Shih-chung speaks at a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Taiwan’s exclusion from the upcoming World Health Assembly would harm the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and cannot be excused by mere rules of procedure, Chen said on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

Taiwan makes new push for inclusion in World Health Assembly

By JOHNSON LAI - Associated Press

Chinese envoy airs backing for WHO amid criticism from Trump

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

UN: US hasn’t shared evidence on alleged coronavirus origin

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attends a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 18, 2018. The WHO Director-General answered questions ahead of the World Health Assembly and following the meeting of an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)

WHO: No U.S. evidence on Wuhan laboratory as coronavirus origin

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press