The U.S. has just withdrawn from the WHO, and California has announced its participation in the WHO pandemic response network.

Reference News Network, January 24 report: According to Reuters, on January 23, after the Trump administration decided to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, California Governor Gavin Newsom said on the 23rd that the state will become the first state in the United States to join the WHO's pandemic response network.

The report mentioned that this network, composed of more than 360 technology institutions, responds to public health events by deploying personnel and resources to affected countries. The network has responded to major public health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States officially withdrew from the WHO on the 22nd.

The report stated that California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the U.S. government's move on the 23rd, calling it a "reckless decision" that would harm many people.

Newsom said in a statement: "California will not sit idly by as this decision causes chaos. We will continue to promote global partnerships and remain at the forefront of public health emergency preparedness, including the identity of being the only state in the United States to join the WHO's global pandemic alert and response network."

The report also said that the Office of the California Governor stated that Newsom met with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, and the two discussed issues such as collaborative monitoring and responding to new public health threats. (Translation/ Cao Weiguo)

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