Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the COVID-19 pandemic can not be defeated in a divided world and hoped that the US will “reconsider its position” on its decision to withdraw from the world body.
“Now it’s time to work together, it’s time to focus on fighting the virus. So I hope the US will reconsider its position,” Xinhua news agency quoted Tedros as saying said at the Aspen Security Forum via video link on Thursday.
“You cannot defeat this dangerous enemy in a divided world. We need a united world, and the united world needs cooperation and solidarity among its major powers,” he explained. (IANS)
