MojNews- The United States and Brazil failed to take warnings issued by the World Health Organisation seriously right from the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the international agency, told a virtual briefing on Tuesday.

The United States currently reports ۱,۲۹۸,۲۸۷ confirmed cases of the coronavirus as well as ۷۸,۶۵۲ deaths, which makes the United States the leading nation in terms of both the number of infections and fatalities.

US President Trump has been repeatedly accused of downplaying the threat of the coronavirus infection , with his critics saying that he had missed opportunities in the early stages of the epidemic to introduce stricter measures to halt the spread of the virus.

Brazil has registered ۱۶۲,۶۹۹ cases and ۱۱,۱۲۳ fatalities so far, making it the seventh worst-hit nation, according to the WHO.