Following an earlier announcement, US President Donald Trump has notified the US Congress and the United Nations of the United States’ intention to formally withdraw from the World Health Organization. The withdrawal will be effective as of July 6, 2021, although Trump’s Democractic challenger in this November’s US election, Joe Biden, has said that the withdrawal would not proceed if he is elected.

President Trump has previously complained that the WHO has been unduly influenced by China during the current pandemic.