The US will not participate in a global effort with the World Health Organisation to develop drugs and a vaccine to combat the coronavirus.
A spokesman for the US mission told Reuters that “there will be no US official participation” in the programme, which aims to speed the development of a vaccine and share resources in the fight against the virus.
He said: “We look forward to learning more about this initiative in support of international cooperation to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 as soon as possible.”
No official US participation on the vaccines projects will happen, after the US stalled WHO funding.