Pompeo was in Britain for meetings with Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab focused on China (File)
London:
The actions of the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic have led to “dead Britons,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers on a trip to London on Wednesday, the British media.
Pompeo told a private meeting of lawmakers on Tuesday that the WHO had become a “political” body, alleging that its decisions were influenced by an agreement between Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and China that had helped him to become the leader, according to quotes from The Times. and Daily Telegraph.
“When things happened, when it really mattered,” people died “because of the deal made,” he said.
Pompeo was in Britain for China-focused meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and met with Conservative Party MPs on a private morning.
The WHO has said it rejects “ad hominem attacks and unfounded allegations.”
“WHO urges countries to remain focused on tackling the pandemic which is causing tragic loss of life and suffering,” a spokesperson for the organization said Tuesday, according to the Telegraph.
The United States announced earlier this month that it would withdraw from the WHO, accusing it of being controlled by China.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that the coronavirus crisis in the United States is likely to “get worse before it gets better.”
“Some areas of our country are doing very well,” Trump said during his first official White House briefing on the virus since the end of April.
Trump has urged Americans to wear face masks to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus that has killed more than 141,000 in the United States.
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