Published 04:54 IST, October 26th 2020

UN chief says COVID-19 is 'the greatest crisis of our age'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened an online session of the World Health Summit with a call for worldwide solidarity in the global crisis and demanded that developed countries support health systems in countries that are short of resources.

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he of United Nations said on Sunday that “ COVID-19 pandemic is greatest crisis of our ".

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened an online session of World Health Summit with a call for worldwide solidarity in global crisis and demanded that developed countries support health systems in countries that are short of resources.

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coronavirus pandemic is overarching me of summit, which originally h been scheduled for Berlin. Several of leers and experts who spoke at opening stressed need to cooperate across borders.

“ one is safe from COVID-19. one is safe until we are all safe from it,” said German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. “Even those who conquer virus within ir own borders remain prisoners within se borders until it is conquered everywhere.” More than 42 million have been infected with virus and over 1 million people have died of COVID-19.

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04:54 IST, October 26th 2020