We are at war with a virus – and not winning it.
It took the world three months to reach 100,000 confirmed cases of infection.
The next 100,000 happened in just 12 days.
The third took four days.
The fourth, just one and a half.
This is exponential growth and only the tip of the iceberg.
This war needs a war-time plan to fight it.
Solidarity is essential. Among the G-20 – and with the developing world, including countries in conflict.
That is why I appealed for a global ceasefire.
We need to concentrate on people, keeping households afloat and businesses solvent, able to protect jobs.
Allow me to highlight three critical areas for concerted G-20 action.
