FACT-CHECK:

Pres. Trump is trying to blame the WHO for its early coronavirus response and basically "taking China's word" - here was Pres. Trump in *January*: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1220818115354923009
FACT-CHECK:

The WHO was publicly urging countries *in Jan.* to prepare for "containment" defined by "active surveillance, early detection, isolation, case management and contact tracing."

Trump was wrongly claiming the virus would "work out well" and thanking Pres. Xi in Jan.
source: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/23-01-2020-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)
Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee...

The meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 in the People’s...

https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/23-01-2020-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)
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