France regrets U.S. decision to halt funding for WHO

France regrets the U.S. decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), French government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye said on Wednesday.

"It is a decision that we regret," Ndiaye said at a press conference following a cabinet meeting.

France expects "a return to normal" so that the WHO could pursue its work, she added.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that he had instructed his administration to suspend funding for the WHO, which he accused of "severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus."