“At a time when the world needs to consolidate efforts to combat the pandemic, Washington is striking at the international legal foundations of collaboration in the healthcare sector,” Tass quoted Zakharov as saying.

She added that the sad situation in the United States as a result of the pandemic does not allow Washington to talk about leadership in the field of health.

Earlier it became known that the United States ceases all relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and transfers its funds to other organizations that are involved in health issues.