Why Australian scientists may have the solution to the coronavirus puzzle.
"This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities,"warned WHO emergencies expert Mike Ryan.
The UN agency said a German magazine's report about a telephone conversation between WHO chief and Chinese President was"unfounded and untrue".
The disruption of air traffic has also created a massive backlog of vaccine shipments that could result in outbreaks of preventable diseases.
The World Health Organisation chief has revived the alarm just as many countries ease restrictive measures aimed at reducing the spread of the virus.
US President Donald Trump seized on the new figures as evidence China has been deliberately concealing its true toll from the rest of the world.
While Trump's criticism of the WHO is being shared by others,US allies disagreed with a suspension of payments.
Taiwan has recorded 385 cases of COVID-19 to Australia's 6314. It began scrutinising and quarantining passengers on flights from Wuhan and Guangdong in December,implemented travel bans on China and introduced strict social-distancing measures in January.
The money would be spent helping to prevent the virus from spreading in developing countries and potentially sparking a second rise of infections in Britain,the government said.
WHO Director-General Tedros accused Taiwan's foreign ministry of being linked to a months-long campaign against him amid the COVID-19 pandemic.