Singapore: Asean has to mount united response to Covid-19 pandemic, should not lose sight of longer-term goals

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking at the Special Asean Summit on Covid-19 via video conference on Tuedday April 14. Lee said Asean has to mount a united response to the coronavirus pandemic as the region is deeply connected and interdependent. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Asean has to mount a united response to the coronavirus pandemic as the region is deeply connected and interdependent, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (April 14).

He suggested that countries can work together by sharing information, collaborating to keep trading routes and supply lines open, and building resilience to deal with future economic shocks.