G20 pledges more than $21 billion to fight coronavirus


  • World
  • Saturday, 06 Jun 2020

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich and emerging economies has pledged more than $21 billion to fight the coronavirus, the group said early on Saturday.

"The G20, with invited countries, has coordinated the global efforts to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, G20 members and invited countries have pledged over US$21 billion to support funding in global health," the group said in a statement.

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