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Coronavirus latest: US funding cut would hit world's most vulnerable, says WHO

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization. - Copyright Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP

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By Rachael Kennedy

Published on 20/05/2020 - 7:19 GMT+2 •Updated 22:59

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Summary of key developments:

A daily record 106,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday
WHO says if the US cut its funding it would impact the world's most vulnerable
WHO says hydroxychloroquine has not yet been found to be effective against COVID-19
US President Donald Trump defends taking hydroxychloroquine
Trump takes another swipe at China on Twitter, despite earlier praising country's response
UK says no new cases reported in London in the last 24 hours
Dutch govt says a person may have caught COVID-19 from a mink
France to increase the salaries of staff in hospitals and care homes
British army veteran who raised millions for healthcare workers to be knighted
Latvia to end its state of emergency on June 9
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