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G20 members form united front against COVID-19

2020-03-27 09:24:55       source:Global Times

March 27, 2020


Leaders of G20 members vowed on Thursday that they would take "all necessary" measures in areas such as information sharing, vaccine research, medical supplies and economic stimulus of over $5 trillion to contain the global coronavirus pandemic and minimize the economic and social damage, following a rare leaders' summit that marks a watershed for the global mechanism on public health emergencies.

Addressing the video conference, the first global summit of such high level since the pandemic broke out, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for solidarity and the "strictest" measures to fight a "common enemy" and pledged China's continued support for global efforts to rein in the epidemic and stabilize the economy.

The G20 Extraordinary Virtual Leaders' Summit on Thursday comes at a time when the pandemic rages across the world. The deadly disease has caused 480,000 infection cases with more than 22,000 deaths. 


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