Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (front) arrives at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 17, 2020. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
Bolsonaro said Brazil will consider leaving the WHO unless it stops being a "partisan political organization."
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday threatened to withdraw Brazil from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Bolsonaro said Brazil will consider leaving the WHO unless it stops being a "partisan political organization."
Earlier, the WHO showed an opposite view against Bolsonaro's efforts to lift lockdowns, as the COVID-19 epidemic was still plaguing the country.
Replying to loosen the social distancing order, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said a key criteria for lifting lockdowns should be slowing transmission.
With a new record of daily COVID-19 fatalities, Brazil outnumbered Italy to become a country with the third highest infections in the world.
Brazil's total COVID-19 deaths have surged to 34,021 after its health ministry on Thursday reported 1,437 new deaths in the past 24 hours. ■
