Coronavirus live news: Biden reverses WHO withdrawal as new CDC chief sworn in

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US President Joe Biden has signed a letter retracting Donald Trump’s decision to leave the World Health Organization, which would have been effective in July this year.

On 6 July 2020, the US formally notified the WHO of its withdrawal, despite widespread criticism and an almost complete lack of international support for the move in the midst of a pandemic.

Biden letter rejoining the WHO pic.twitter.com/wWD7Kz42u1

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