COVID-19

More, not less, multilateralism is needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro takes part in a video link, held by G20 leaders to discuss the coronavirus outbreak and its economic impacts, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 26, 2020. Marcos Correa/Brazilian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2RRF93F5E9

The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of how deeply connected countries are. Image: REUTERS

David Duong
Director, Program in Global Primary Care and Social Change, Harvard Medical School
Helen E. Clark
Chair, Lancet Countdown High-Level Advisory Board on Health and Climate Change
Francesca Colombo
Head, Health Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Lucas Scherdel
Project Lead, Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare, World Economic Forum
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