G20 leaders vow to coordinate virus fight

By Aya Batrawy and Edith M. Lederer
Updated March 27 2020 - 9:28am, first published 9:26am
G20 leaders met by video to discuss global action to fight coronavirus and economic devastation.
G20 leaders met by video to discuss global action to fight coronavirus and economic devastation.

The United Nations Chief has told G20 leaders during an emergency virtual summit that "we are at war with a virus - and not winning it" despite dramatic measures to seal borders, shutter businesses and enforce home isolation for well over a quarter of the world's population.