Global leaders promise $8 bln to fight COVID-19, EU says
2020-05-05 09:33:31 source：CGTN
May 5, 2020
Global leaders have promised eight billion U.S. dollars to fund research into vaccines, treatments and diagnostics to tackle COVID-19, but the United States has refused to contribute to the global effort.
World leaders took part in a virtual international conference on Monday to thrash out a battle plan to fight the pandemic, which has infected more than 3.5 million people and killed close to 250,000 worldwide.
Organizers included the European Union (EU) and non-EU countries Britain, Norway and Saudi Arabia. Leaders from Japan, Canada, South Africa and dozens of other countries joined the virtual event, and China was represented by its ambassador to the EU Zhang Ming.
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